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Original Article

Screening for EDTA-dependent deviations in platelet counts and abnormalities in platelet distribution histograms in pseudothrombocytopenia

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Pages 629-636 | Received 21 Jan 1997, Accepted 18 Aug 1997, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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