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Clinical Laboratory

Marlon L. Bayot  1 , John E. Lopes  2 , Muhammad Zubair  3 , Prisha Naidoo  4
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Clinical Laboratory

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Clinical laboratories are healthcare facilities providing a wide range of laboratory procedures that aid clinicians in diagnosing, treating, and managing patients. These laboratories are manned by scientists trained to perform and analyze tests on samples of biological specimens collected from patients.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Marlon Bayot declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: John Lopes declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Muhammad Zubair declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Prisha Naidoo declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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