Cancer incidence and mortality after radioiodine treatment for hyperthyroidism: a population-based cohort study
β Scribed by Jayne A Franklyn; Patrick Maisonneuve; Michael Sheppard; Joan Betteridge; Peter Boyle
- Book ID
- 117311754
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 75 KB
- Volume
- 353
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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