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More than half of abnormal results from laboratory tests ordered by family physicians could be false-positive
Christopher Naugler and Irene Ma
Canadian Family Physician March 2018; 64 (3) 202-203;
Christopher Naugler
Professor and Head of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Professor in the Department of Family Medicine in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary in Alberta, and Division Head of Calgary Laboratory Services.
MD MSc FCFP FRCPCIrene Ma
Research associate in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary.
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Canadian Family Physician
Vol. 64, Issue 3
1 Mar 2018
More than half of abnormal results from laboratory tests ordered by family physicians could be false-positive
Christopher Naugler, Irene Ma
Canadian Family Physician Mar 2018, 64 (3) 202-203;
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