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Insufficient mixing of thawed serum samples leading to erroneous results – experience from a field study and use of a correction procedure

Ulf EkströmDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; ;La Isla Network, Washington, DC, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Jenny ApelqvistDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; View further author information
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Erik HanssonLa Isla Network, Washington, DC, USA; ;School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Unit of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; View further author information
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Theo BodinUnit of Occupational Medicine, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; View further author information
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David H. WegmanLa Isla Network, Washington, DC, USA; ;University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA; View further author information
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Magnus AbrahamsonDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; View further author information
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Kristina JakobssonLa Isla Network, Washington, DC, USA; ;Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, SwedenView further author information
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Pages 99-105 | Received 17 Feb 2019, Accepted 30 Nov 2019, Published online: 18 Dec 2019

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