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Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Volume 16, 1996 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Atypical mitotic figures and the mitotic index in microinvasive carcinomas and in non-neoplastic changes of the uterine cervix

A. M. Van Leeuwen Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Pathology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Pathology, SSZOG, Winschoten, The Netherlands
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W. J. L. M. Pieters Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Pathology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Pathology, SSZOG, Winschoten, The Netherlands
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H. Hollema Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Pathology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Pathology, SSZOG, Winschoten, The Netherlands
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M. P. M. Burger Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Pathology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Pathology, SSZOG, Winschoten, The Netherlands
Pages 269-276 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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