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Original Article

Intra- and Inter-Laboratory Reproducibility of Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Enzyme Immunoassay in Breast Cancer Cytosol Samples: A Swedish Multicenter Study

Mårten Fernö Jubileum Institute, Department of Oncology, University Hospital, Lund
,
Pär-Ola Bendahl Jubileum Institute, Department of Oncology, University Hospital, Lund
,
Ann Brisfors Department of Oncology, University Hospital, Linköping
,
Karin Byman Department of Pathology, Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala
,
Maud Ekeberg Department of Pathology, Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala
,
Lilianne Ferraud Department of Oncology, University Hospital, Linköping
,
Kjell Grankvist Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital, Umeå
,
Bertil Hjalmers Department of Clinical Chemistry, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Gothenburg
,
Anita Nilsson Department of Clinical Chemistry, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Gothenburg
,
Gunilla Sellberg Jubileum Institute, Department of Oncology, University Hospital, Lund
,
Lambert Skoog Department of Clinical Cytology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
&
Olle Stål Department of Oncology, University Hospital, Linköping
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Pages 793-798 | Received 22 Jan 1997, Accepted 14 Sep 1997, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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