Requests for Tumor Marker Tests in Turkey Without Indications and Frequency of Elevation in Benign Conditions |
Cure, Medine Cumhur
(Department of Biochemisty, University of Recep Tayyip Erdogan)
Cure, Erkan (Department of Internal Medicine, University of Recep Tayyip Erdogan) Kirbas, Aynur (Department of Biochemisty, University of Recep Tayyip Erdogan) Yazici, Tarkan (Department of Biochemisty, University of Recep Tayyip Erdogan) Yuce, Suleyman (Department of Internal Medicine, University of Recep Tayyip Erdogan) |
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