Medullary thyroid carcinoma: Including MEN 2A and MEN 2B syndromes
โ Scribed by Frank J. Quayle; Jeffrey F. Moley
- Book ID
- 102437053
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 160 KB
- Volume
- 89
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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