Lingual ectopia of the thyroid gland and autotransplantation
โ Scribed by A. D. Hilless; J. E. Black
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 278 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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