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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Test 1 analyser for determination of ESR. 1. Practical evaluation and comparison with the Westergren technique

Max R. Hardeman Department of Translational Physiology, Academic Medical CenterCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marieke Levitus Department of Clinical Chemistry, VU University Medical Center
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Antonio Pelliccia Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Jan van Breemen Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Anna A. Bouman Department of Clinical Chemistry, VU University Medical Center
Pages 21-25 | Received 12 May 2009, Accepted 21 Sep 2009, Published online: 23 Nov 2009

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