Epidemiological Trends and Diagnostic Patterns Among Clinical Laboratories in Pangasinan

This quantitative descriptive correlational research determined the epidemiological trends and diagnostic patterns of diseases diagnosed through clinical laboratory testing in the clinical laboratories in Pangasinan over a three-year period from 2021 to 2023.

This quantitative descriptive correlational research

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