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WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT

Posted By: nana on 2008-01-29
In Reply to: white blood count (sm) - tiff

Subject: WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT

should be typed 5,300 if he dictated 5.3 thousand.


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