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Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation Volume 80, 2020 - Issue 3
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Measurement repeatability profiles of eight frequently requested measurands in clinical chemistry determined by duplicate measurements of patient samples

Anders KallnerDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Astrid PetersmannInstitut für Klinische Chemie, Universitätsmedizin, Göttingen, Germany; ;Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medicine, Greifswald, Germany; View further author information
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Matthias NauckInstitute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medicine, Greifswald, Germany; View further author information
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Elvar TheodorssonDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, SwedenView further author information
Pages 202-209 | Received 22 Sep 2019, Accepted 25 Dec 2019, Published online: 23 Jan 2020

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