Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 13, Issue 5 , Pages 322-333 , October 2009

Adapting lean to histology laboratories

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2009.06.005

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 13, Issue 5 , Pages 322-333 , October 2009

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