Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 335-343 , July 2009

Detecting and interpreting glandular lesions in cervical cytology

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doi: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2009.04.002

Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 335-343 , July 2009

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