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Original Article

Regional variations in test requiring patterns of general practitioners in Spain

María SalinasDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital Universitario de San Juan, Alicante, Spain
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Maite López-GarrigósDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital Universitario de San Juan, Alicante, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Julián DÍazDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital Francesc Borja, Gandía, Valencia, Spain
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Mario OrtuñoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital de la Ribera, Alzira, Valencia, Spain
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Martin YagoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital de Requena, Valencia, Spain
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Begoña LaízDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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Arturo CarratalaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Valencia, Spain
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Virtudes ChinchillaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Spain
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Goizane MarcaidaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Spain
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Enrique Rodriguez-BorjaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Valencia, Spain
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Angel EstebanDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Spain
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Marcos GuaitaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Spain
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Cristina AguadoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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Miguel A. LorenteDepartment of Information Systems, Roche Diagnostics, Valencia, Spain
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Emilio FloresDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital Universitario de San Juan, Alicante, Spain
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JoaquÍn UrisDepartment of Public Health, University of Alicante, Spain
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Pages 247-251 | Received 30 May 2011, Accepted 11 Jul 2011, Published online: 09 Nov 2011

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