Occult Contralateral Carcinoma in Patients with Unilateral Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma
β Scribed by Bon Seok Koo; Hyun Sil Lim; Young Chang Lim; Yeo-Hoon Yoon; Yong Min Kim; Yong Ho Park; Ki-Sang Rha
- Book ID
- 111773435
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 174 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1068-9265
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