Improved Repeatability of a Vitamin D Assay in Plasma Samples Obtained from Mechanical Separator Tubes.

J Appl Lab Med

Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, VieCuri Medical Centre, Venlo, the Netherlands.

Published: March 2020

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