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Technical Note

Filling accuracy and imprecision of commercial evacuated sodium citrate coagulation tubes

Giuseppe LippiSection of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Gian Luca SalvagnoSection of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy;
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Vanja Radišić BiljakDepartment of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital “Sveti Duh”, Zagreb, Croatia
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Ana-Katarina KraljDepartment of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital “Sveti Duh”, Zagreb, Croatia
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Ivona KuktićDepartment of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital “Sveti Duh”, Zagreb, Croatia
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Matteo GelatiSection of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy;
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Ana-Maria ŠimundićDepartment of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital “Sveti Duh”, Zagreb, Croatia
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Pages 276-279 | Received 18 Jan 2019, Accepted 16 Apr 2019, Published online: 29 Apr 2019

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