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October 2004 Note: this is an essay that mixes politics with laboratory healthcare. When quality problems at a Chiron plant mean that half our flu vaccine shots are contaminated, you know that Laboratory Medicine has become part of politics.What you may not know is that politics have very much affected Laboratory Medicine in return, and the results of the election may well determine the future of our profession. Please Login (at right) or Register to view article
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