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In many areas of anatomic pathology, there have been little application of health
services research methods. Diagnostic fine- needle aspiration has been performed for
decades in the United States, but there is still little knowledge of the benefits
and limitations of this procedure. This article examines some of the research regarding
fine-needle aspiration cytology and hypothesizes why there has been so little evaluation.
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