The potential impact of needle biopsy on surgery for thyroid nodules
β Scribed by Melvin A. Block; J. Martin Miller; Sudha R. Kini
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 528 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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