Variability between laboratories performing coagulation tests with identical platforms: a nationwide evaluation study.

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Published in Thromb J on March 07, 2013

Authors

Michael Nagler1, Lucas M Bachmann, Lorenzo Alberio, Anne Angelillo-Scherrer, Lars M Asmis, Wolfgang Korte, Adriana Mendez, Guido Reber, Hans Stricker, Dimitrios A Tsakiris, Walter A Wuillemin

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne 16 CH-6000, Switzerland. walter.wuillemin@luks.ch.

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