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Harry Schwalb
Fisher Scientific Pittsburgh

JAMA. 1986;256(2):212.

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To the Editor.—

The survey by Belsey et al,¹ "Laboratory Test Analysis Near the Patient," in your Feb 14 issue was timely and comprehensive.

However, it did omit one of the world's oldest and largest producers of laboratory materials: Fisher Scientific. The article's Table 13 does list our headquarters address (711 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219) and telephone number (412-562-8300) but gives them to "V-Tech, Inc."

I can only think that somewhere, in some computer's memory, are the other Fisher data, all excluded from the pertinent tables: our pregnancy tests (including Pregna-Clone, a monoclonalbased test kit that represents a major speed-up in tube tests, ie, as little as 30 minutes); our urinalysis test systems; our blood cell counter, hematology, and chemistry analyzer supplies; and our various immunodiagnostic test systems.

The article will prove a valuable guide to office practitioners, but, in a personal way, it was somewhat like reading . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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