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Minimally processed fresh frozen human reference sera: preparation, testing, and application to international external quality assurance

G. M. Henriksen Danish Institute for External Quality Assurance for Laboratories in Health Care, DEKS, Herlev University Hospital, Herlev, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. M. Pedersen Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Blood Bank, Hjoerring Hospital, Hjoerring, Denmark
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I. Nørgaard Department of Plasma Fractionation, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
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M. Blom Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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L. Blou Danish Institute for External Quality Assurance for Laboratories in Health Care, DEKS, Herlev University Hospital, Herlev, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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O. Blaabjerg Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Blood Bank, Hjoerring Hospital, Hjoerring, Denmark
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A. Uldall Department of Plasma Fractionation, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Pages 293-308 | Received 19 Dec 2003, Accepted 19 Mar 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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