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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001022079
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MEDICAL LABORATORIES [8071]
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		STATE:			NJ
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		STREET 1:		3 GIRALDA FARMS
		CITY:			MADISON
		STATE:			NJ
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		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CORNING CLINICAL LABORATORIES INC
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