What are the Controversies in Histopathological Diagnosis?

Challenges in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 65-84

  Warren, Bryan F ^a   Shepherd, Neil A ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Diagnostic features; Histological assessment; Histopathological diagnosis; Inflammatory bowel disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889819767     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470753170.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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