An alternate model of thyroid cytology: Practical not perfect

Cytopathology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 121-125

  Holbrook, M R ^a   Kendall, C H ^a   Shaw, P A V ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytology; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEOPLASM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; SAMPLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID GLAND;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 0038346711     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2003.00024.x     Document Type: Article

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