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CLINICAL UTILITY OF ANTICARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY ASSAYS: HIGH INTER-LABORATORY VARIATION AND LIMITED CONSENSUS BY PARTICIPANTS OF EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS SIGNALS A CAUTIOUS APPROACH

EMMANUEL J. FAVALORO Departments of Hematology and Immunopathology, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Area Health Service, New South Wales, Australia
,
ROGER SILVESTRINI
&
ALI MOHAMMED
Pages 142-147 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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