Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of cold thyroid nodules
β Scribed by Annette R. Nathan; Kristen B. Raines; Yeu-Tsu Margaret Lee; E. Lawrence Sakas; Judy M. Ribbing
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 619 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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