Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules. Impact on thyroid practice and cost of care

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1982, Pages 381-384

  Hamberger, Bertil ^b,c   Gharib, Hossein ^a,c   Melton III, L Joseph ^a,c   Goellner, John R ^a,c   Zinsmeister, Alan R ^a,c  

^a Karolinska Hospital ^*

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; SHORT SURVEY; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 0019970441     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(82)90731-8     Document Type: Article

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