Comparison of Complete Blood Count Parameters between Venous and Capillary Blood in Oncology Patients

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2016; 8(01): 065-066
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2727.176238

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Preeti Chavan

Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Vivek Bhat

Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Manikchandra Tiwari

Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Umakant Gavhane

Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Sanjay Kumar Pal

Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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