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Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (© 2007).  Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 8th Edition:  Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO. Pp 104-105.

Clarke, W. and Dufour, D. R., Editors (2006).  Contemporary Practice in Clinical Chemistry, AACC Press, Washington, DC.  Pp 231.

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