Autotransplantation of lingual thyroid into the neck
โ Scribed by A. Y. Izzidien Al-Samarrai; S. J. Crankson; Professor A. Al-Jobori
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 150 KB
- Volume
- 75
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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