Management of substernal goiter
โ Scribed by James L. Netterville; Sean C. Coleman; Jonathan C. Smith; Michelle M. Smith; Terrence A. Day; Brian B. Burkey
- Book ID
- 110079828
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 953 KB
- Volume
- 108
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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