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Comment
. 2015 May;22(5):606.
doi: 10.1128/CVI.00014-15.

Better method for evaluating a new laboratory test for syphilis

Qiao Zhang  1 , Ya-Feng Zhang  1 , Fu-Yi Chen  2 , Long Liu  3 , Tian-Ci Yang  4 , Jian-Jun Niu  5 , Li-Li Liu  6
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Better method for evaluating a new laboratory test for syphilis

Qiao Zhang et al. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2015 May.
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