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Research Articles

Pneumatic tube-transported blood samples in lithium heparinate gel separator tubes may be more susceptible to haemolysis than blood samples in serum tubes

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Pages 599-602 | Received 09 Dec 2013, Accepted 03 May 2014, Published online: 09 Jun 2014

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