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[Changes in acid-base and blood gas parameters in relation to storage time and temperature]

A W Pöge, U Otto

    Zeitschrift Fur Die Gesamte Innere Medizin Und Ihre Grenzgebiete
    |May 1, 1980
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    blood gas analysissample storageclinical diagnosticsbase excess

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