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Health-based reference values of the Mini-Finland Health Survey: 1. Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and alkaline phosphatase

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Pages 623-632 | Received 24 Jan 1989, Accepted 30 Mar 1989, Published online: 29 Mar 2011

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