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. 1961 Dec;51(12):1790–1797. doi: 10.2105/ajph.51.12.1790

Problems in the Use of the RPCF in a Public Health Laboratory

Marjorie L Bissett, Alcor S Browne, Edith Coffey, Martha M Michelbacher
PMCID: PMC1522854  PMID: 18017883

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