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Research Article

Discrepancies of asbestos body and fiber content between formalin-fixed and corresponding paraffin embedded lung tissue

Barbara K. Kuhna Silag-Swiss Laboratory for Particle Analysis in Tissues, Zurich, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fabio Barresib Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Holger Dressela Silag-Swiss Laboratory for Particle Analysis in Tissues, Zurich, Switzerland;b Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Bart Vrugta Silag-Swiss Laboratory for Particle Analysis in Tissues, Zurich, Switzerland;c Institute of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandView further author information
Pages 18-24 | Received 25 Sep 2020, Accepted 30 Nov 2020, Published online: 16 Dec 2020

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