The sensitivity, specificity, and clinical relevance of gel versus tube DATs in the clinical immunology laboratory
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/immunohematology-2019-433 | Journal eISSN: 1930-3955 | Journal ISSN: 0894-203X
Language: English
Page range: 118 - 121
Published on: May 15, 2020
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