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Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation Volume 57, 1997 - Issue 7
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Original Article

An external quality assessment study on the analysis of methylmalonic acid and total homocysteine in plasma

J. Møller Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital at Skejby, Århus N, Denmark
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L. Christensen Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital at Skejby, Århus N, Denmark
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K. Rasmussen Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital at Skejby, Århus N, Denmark
Pages 613-619 | Received 12 Feb 1997, Accepted 05 Aug 1997, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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