Diagnostic Cytology in Veterinary Medicine: A Comparative and Evidence-Based Approach

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-19

  Sharkey, Leslie C ^a   Wellman, Maxey L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytology; Evidence based; Infectious disease; Neoplasia; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL VENEREAL TUMOR; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACE DISORDER; HISTIOCYTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORSE; MELANOMA; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REVIEW; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; CATS; CATTLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DOGS; HORSES; NEOPLASMS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 79551500035     PISSN: 02722712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2010.10.005     Document Type: Review

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