UK national audit of breast fine needle aspiration cytology in 1990-91: Diagnostic criteria

Cytopathology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 326-332

  Hunt, C M ^a   Wilson, S ^b   Pinder, S E ^a   Elston, C W ^a   Ellis, I O ^a,c  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breast fine needle aspiration cytology; diagnostic categories; diagnostic criteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BREAST TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029985093     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.1996.tb00311.x     Document Type: Article

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