Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 14, Issue 11 , Pages 563-570 , November 2008

Thin-layer liquid-based preparation of non-gynaecological exfoliative and fine-needle aspiration biopsy cytology

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doi: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2008.08.001

Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 14, Issue 11 , Pages 563-570 , November 2008

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