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The importance of manual white blood cell differential counts and platelet estimates in elephant hematology: blood film review is essential

Tatiana C. Weisbroda Department of Comparative, Diagnostic, and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Ramiro Isazab Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Carolyn Crayc Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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Laurie Adlerb Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Nicole I. Stacya Department of Comparative, Diagnostic, and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;c Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 30-35 | Received 04 Nov 2020, Accepted 17 Dec 2020, Published online: 14 Jan 2021

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