A simplified economic approach to thyroid FNA cytology and surgical intervention in thyroid nodules

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 583-588

  Poller, David Nigel ^a   Kandaswamy, Prashanth ^b  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION; THYROID NODULE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CANCER; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; THYROID;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; COST SAVINGS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 84879412528     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2012-201339     Document Type: Article

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