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. 2014;3(2):239.
doi: 10.4102/ajlm.v3i2.239. Epub 2014 Nov 3.

Quality matters in strengthening global laboratory medicine

John N Nkengasong  1 , Deborah Birx  1
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Quality matters in strengthening global laboratory medicine

John N Nkengasong et al. Afr J Lab Med. 2014.
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