Critical assessment of the comparison of needle gauges for fine needle aspiration of lymph nodes and thyroid.

Ann Med Surg (Lond) · 2026 · PMC12889252 · PMID 41675885

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marginally significantno p-value reported

This omission substantially increases the risk of type I error and reduces the reliability of marginally significant results.

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