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Urinary Erythrocyte Morphology and Diagnosis of Hematuria

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Urinary Cytology

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One of the most common problems confronting the urologist is the investigation of microhematuria. This is due in part to the increased numbers of baseline, insurance and screening examinations that are being performed.

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Roth, S. (1993). Urinary Erythrocyte Morphology and Diagnosis of Hematuria. In: Urinary Cytology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76184-3_13

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