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Original Articles

Comparison of a new enzymatic assay for serum homocysteine on Toshiba TBA-c16000 against an immunoassay on Abbott Architect

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Pages 46-51 | Received 19 May 2020, Accepted 15 Nov 2020, Published online: 25 Dec 2020

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