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A multicentre study of reference intervals for haemoglobin, basic blood cell counts and erythrocyte indices in the adult population of the Nordic countries

G. Nordin EQUALIS AB, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. Mårtensson Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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B. Swolin NOKLUS, Division for General Practice, University of Bergen and Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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S. Sandberg Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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N. J. Christensen Department of Laboratory Services, FSA Hospital, Akureyri, Iceland
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V. Thorsteinsson Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Reykjavik City Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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L. Franzson Laboratory Department 931, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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V. Kairisto Oulu University Hospital, Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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E.‐R. Savolainen EQUALIS AB, Uppsala, Sweden
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Pages 385-398 | Received 22 Apr 2004, Accepted 03 May 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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