Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 190-198 , August 2006

Special stains in diagnostic liver pathology

  • Jay H. Lefkowitch, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Jay H. Lefkowitch, MD, Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 630 West 168th Street, PH 15 West- Rm. 1574, New York, NY 10032.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2006.11.006

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 190-198 , August 2006

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