Diagnosis and management of substernal Goiter at the University of Crete
โ Scribed by John Bizakis; Alexandros Karatzanis; Jiannis Hajiioannou; Constantinos Bourolias; Eleutherios Maganas; Elias Spanakis; Argyro Bizaki; George Velegrakis
- Book ID
- 113048731
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 179 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1436-2813
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