The World Health Organization African region laboratory accreditation process: improving the quality of laboratory systems in the African region.

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  2010

• Venue

  American Journal of Clinical Pathology

• Publication date

  2010-09-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1309/AJCPTUUC2V1WJQBMPMID 20716795
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