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Accuracy of laboratory tests collected at referring hospitals versus tertiary care hospitals for acute stroke patients.

Thanin LokeskraweeSombat MuengtaweepongsaPattarapol InbunlengDumnoensun PruksakornJayanton Patumanond
Published in: PloS one (2019)
Laboratory tests from referring hospital were determined to be valid. Blood samples should thus be collected at referring hospitals in order to avoid unnecessary blood collection at the stroke center.
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