Cytopathology: Why did it take so long to thrive?

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 257-263

  Wright, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer biology; Cancer diagnosis; Clinical pathology; Cytopathology; Histopathology; Medical history

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOPATHOLOGY; EARLY CANCER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA SMEAR; ART; HISTORY; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY;

EID: 84922765285     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.23246     Document Type: Article

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