Thermal artefact after diathermy loop excision and laser excision cone biopsy

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 238-242

  Dalrymple, C ^a,b   Russell, P ^a  

^a King George V Mem/Roy Prnc A   (Australia)

^b King George V Mem/Prnc Alfred H ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BLOOD CLOTTING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIATHERMY; EXCISION; FEMALE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA;

EID: 0033007530     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1999.99027.x     Document Type: Article

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