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Rate of occult specimen provenance complications in routine clinical practice.

Pfeifer JD, Liu J. Rate of occult specimen provenance complications in routine clinical practice. Am J Clin Pathol. 2013;139(1):93-100. doi:10.1309/AJCP50WEZHWIFCIV.

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February 27, 2013
Pfeifer JD, Liu J. Am J Clin Pathol. 2013;139(1):93-100.
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Pfeifer JD, Liu J. Rate of occult specimen provenance complications in routine clinical practice. Am J Clin Pathol. 2013;139(1):93-100. doi:10.1309/AJCP50WEZHWIFCIV.