A primary care evaluation of three near patient coagulometers.

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Published in J Clin Pathol on November 01, 1999

Authors

E T Murray1, D A Fitzmaurice, T F Allan, F D Hobbs

Author Affiliations

1: Department of General Practice, Medical School, University of Birmingham, UK.

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