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Original Article

Effects of posture on concentrations of blood constituents in healthy adults: practical application of blood specimen collection procedures recommended by the Scandinavian Committee on Reference Values

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Pages 615-621 | Received 03 Dec 1979, Accepted 18 Feb 1980, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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