Ann Lab Med.
2012 Mar;32(2):167-168. 10.3343/alm.2012.32.2.167.
False-positive Urine Pregnancy Test Due to Leukocyte Interference
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- 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. terence0228@yahoo.com.tw
- 2Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- 3Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- KMID: 1245259
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2012.32.2.167
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