Cell Block: A Tool to Improve Cytopathologic Diagnostic Value of Fine Needle Aspiration Material
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2349-6983,2394-6466
DOI: 10.21276/apalm.2854