Interobserver agreement of the Nottingham histologic grading scheme for infiltrating duct carcinoma breast

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 36, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 149-153

  Sikka, Meera ^a   Agarwal, Sarla ^a   Bhatia, Arati ^a  

^a UCMS AND GTB HOSPITAL   (India)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAGET NIPPLE DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

BIOPSY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 0033139939     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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