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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Health centres' view of the services provided by a university hospital laboratory: Use of satisfaction surveys

Paula Oja Laboratory, Oulu University HospitalCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Timo Kouri Laboratory, Oulu University Hospital
&
Arto Pakarinen Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Pages 24-28 | Received 23 Apr 2009, Accepted 03 Feb 2010, Published online: 08 Mar 2010

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