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Original Article

Factors influencing between-laboratory variability of C-reactive protein results as evidenced by the Belgian External Quality Assessment (EQA) Scheme

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Pages 435-440 | Received 23 Dec 1993, Accepted 18 Apr 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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