Advanced breast biopsy instrumentation: Not ready for prime time

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-138

  Klimberg, V S ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST TUMOR; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0032915744     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10434-999-0137-x     Document Type: Editorial

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