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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Three years of preanalytical errors: Quality specifications and improvement through implementation of statistical process control

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Pages 822-826 | Received 28 Apr 2009, Accepted 12 Aug 2009, Published online: 23 Nov 2009

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