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Preanalytical variability: the dark side of the moon in blood doping screening

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  1. U.O. di Diagnostica Ematochimica, Dipartimento di Patologia e Medicina di Laboratorio, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Strada Abbeveratoia 14, 43126, Parma, Italy

    Giuseppe Lippi

  2. IRCCS Galeazzi and Università di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Giuseppe Banfi

  3. Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK

    Nicola Maffulli

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Lippi, G., Banfi, G. & Maffulli, N. Preanalytical variability: the dark side of the moon in blood doping screening. Eur J Appl Physiol 109, 1003–1005 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-010-1437-3

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