Unsatisfactory consequences from fine-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules

Thyroid

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 491-492

  Leung, Angela M ^a   Farwell, Alan P ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASOUND;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 43449134701     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2008.0067     Document Type: Editorial

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