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Pre-analytical requirements
Livesey JH, Ellis MJ, Evans MJ. Pre-analytical requirements. Clin Biochem Rev. 2008 Aug;29 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S11-5. PMID: 18852848; PMCID: PMC2556574.

Preanalytical Variables and Their Influence on the Quality of Laboratory Results
Narayanan S, Guder WG. Preanalytical Variables and Their Influence on the Quality of Laboratory Results. EJIFCC. 2001 Apr 5;13(1):9-12. PMID: 30459536; PMCID: PMC6238383.

Is Phlebotomy Part of the Dark Side in the Clinical Laboratory Struggle for Quality?
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Gian Cesare Guidi, Gian Luca Salvagno, et al. Is Phlebotomy Part of the Dark Side in the Clinical Laboratory Struggle for Quality?, Laboratory Medicine. 2012 Aug;43(5):172-176.

Preanalytical challenges- time for solutions
Lippi, Giuseppe, Betsou, Fay, et al, and on behalf of the Working Group for Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE), European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM),. "Preanalytical challenges-time for solutions" Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 2019;57(7):974-981.

Impact of pre-analytical variables on clinical laboratory testing and patient care
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