Cost-Effectiveness of Immediate Specimen Adequacy Assessment of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspirations

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 64-69

  Eedes, Christopher R ^a   Wang, Helen H ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adequacy; Assessment; Fine needle aspiration; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID GLAND EXAMINATION; THYROID NODULE; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0347761219     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/XLNDTE289WAQYK0Y     Document Type: Article

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