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The Case for Morphometry in Diagnostic Pathology

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A Manual of Morphometry in Diagnostic Pathology

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The reasons for the increasing interest in and enthusiasm for the application of morphometry in diagnostic pathology are its advantages of objectivity, reproducibility and detection possibility.

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Baak, J.P.A., Oort, J. (1983). The Case for Morphometry in Diagnostic Pathology. In: A Manual of Morphometry in Diagnostic Pathology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74823-3_1

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