Fine-needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis of follicular variant of papillary thyroid cancer: Therapeutic implications
β Scribed by LARRY J. SHEMEN; QUINTUS CHESS
- Book ID
- 117403136
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 22 KB
- Volume
- 119
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0194-5998
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