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Case Studies in Clinical Biochemistry

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DOI: 10.1007/s12291-012-0254-3

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Case Studies in Clinical Biochemistry

Murphy MJ, Srivastava R and Gaw A. SA Press, June 1, 2012, Paperback, 132 pp,
Kindle e-book, ISBN 978-09563242-4-5

Praveen Sharma

Published online: 14 October 2012

Ó Association of Clinical Biochemists of India 2012

The authors of the best-selling ‘‘Clinical Biochemistry: An

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Each case study consists of a short clinical history
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Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical
Sciences, Jodhpur, India
e-mail: praveensharma55@gmail.com

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