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Clinical Features - Original Research

Blood volume and pain perception during finger prick capillary blood sampling: are all safety lancets equal?

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Pages 288-295 | Received 28 Oct 2019, Accepted 14 Jan 2020, Published online: 06 Feb 2020

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