Credibility and clinical utility of thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy in a teaching hospital
β Scribed by Karen R. Borman; Andrew T. Hume
- Book ID
- 117027219
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 675 KB
- Volume
- 170
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9610
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