Fine needle aspiration cytology in cancer diagnosis

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7460, 2004, Pages 244-245

  Roskell, Derek E ^a   Buley, Ian D ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 4043146451     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7460.244     Document Type: Editorial

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