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Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation Volume 68, 2008 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Body weight and oral contraceptives are the most important modulators of serum CRP levels

S. Buchbinder Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis
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J. Kratzsch Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis
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G. M. Fiedler Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis
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V. Yar Institute of Transfusion Medicine
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M. Brügel Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis
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A. Leichtle Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis
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W. Weber Department of Gynaecology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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H. Alexander Department of Gynaecology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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G. Matthes Institute of Transfusion Medicine
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J. Thiery Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis
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Pages 140-144 | Received 06 Mar 2007, Accepted 30 May 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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