Is intraoperative touch imprint cytology of sentinel lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer cost effective?
β Scribed by Jacqueline S. Jeruss; Kelly K. Hunt; Yan Xing; Savitri Krishnamurthy; Funda Meric-Bernstam; Scott B. Cantor; Merrick I. Ross; Janice N. Cormier
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 189 KB
- Volume
- 107
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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