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. 1965 Jun 12;1(5449):1523–1529. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5449.1523

Cytological Diagnosis of Cancer: Its Uses and Limitations

M M Boddington, A I Spriggs
PMCID: PMC2166719  PMID: 14288103

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