Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 15, Issue 8 , Pages 382-394 , August 2009

Benign microcalcification and its differential diagnosis in breast screening

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doi: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2009.05.007

Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 15, Issue 8 , Pages 382-394 , August 2009

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