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Letters to the Editor

The fundamental role of synergy between laboratory professionals and clinicians to minimize pseudohypokalemia cases in subjects affected by hyperleukocytosis

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Pages 604-607 | Received 14 Jul 2022, Accepted 16 Oct 2022, Published online: 28 Oct 2022

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