A 3-year audit of thyroid fine needle aspirates

Cytopathology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 188-192

  Lioe, T F ^a   Elliott, H ^a   Allen, D C ^a   Spence, R A J ^a  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Thyroid fine needle aspirates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID TUMOR;

EID: 0031836454     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.1998.000099.x     Document Type: Article

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