Evaluation of the fine needle aspiration biopsy in the preoperative selection of cold thyroid nodules
โ Scribed by Giacomo Lucio la Rosa; Antonino Belfiore; Dario Giuffrida; Carmela Sicurella; Orazio Ippolito; Giovanna Russo; Riccardo Vigneri
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 540 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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