False-Positive Urine Drug Screens: Clinical Challenges and Confirmatory Testing
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| Issue | Vol 13, No 3 (Summer 2025) | |
| Section | Editorial | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.18502/jpc.v13i3.20317 | |
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| Urine Drug Screening False-Positive Immunoassay Multidisciplinary | ||
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