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Hoda, R.S. (2020). Liquid-Based Preparations in Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration. In: Hoda, R., Rao, R., Scognamiglio, T. (eds) Atlas of Thyroid Cytopathology on Liquid-Based Preparations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25066-9_1

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