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The Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, 6th
Edition provides the most current and authoritative guidance on selecting,
performing, and evaluating the results of new and established laboratory tests.
This classic clinical chemistry reference offers encyclopedic coverage detailing
everything you need to know, including: analytical criteria for the medical
usefulness of laboratory tests, variables that affect tests and results,
laboratory medicine, applications of statistical methods, and most importantly
clinical utility and interpretation of laboratory tests. It is THE definitive
reference in clinical chemistry and molecular diagnostics, now fully searchable
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