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Articles

Point-of-care estimation of haemoglobin concentration in all age groups in clinical practice

, MBBCh, FCPath(Haem), MMed(Haem) (Consultant) & , MBBCh, FCPath(Haem), MMed(Haem), BSc, Cert Clin Haem(SA) , Principal Haematologist
Pages 271-274 | Received 05 Sep 2010, Accepted 20 Dec 2010, Published online: 15 Aug 2014

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