Effectiveness of Toyota Process Redesign in Reducing Thyroid Gland Fine-Needle Aspiration Error
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0002-9173
DOI: 10.1309/njq1-l7ka-10uk-v93q