Commentary
Quality matters in strengthening global laboratory medicine
Submitted: 03 September 2014 | Published: 03 November 2014
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John N. Nkengasong, Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Center for Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, United StatesDeborah Birx, Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Center for Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, United States
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