Letter to the Editor
Prevalence and cost of hemolyzed samples in a large urban emergency department
G. Lippi,
P. Bonelli,
G. Cervellin,
G. Lippi
Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, Academic Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, Academic Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorG. Cervellin
Emergency Department, Academic Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorG. Lippi,
P. Bonelli,
G. Cervellin,
G. Lippi
Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, Academic Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorP. Bonelli
Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, Academic Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorG. Cervellin
Emergency Department, Academic Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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