Uptake of131I-MIBG by medullary carcinoma of thyroid in familial cases
β Scribed by G. Coutris; J. N. Talbot; G. Kabla; C. Calmettes; G. Milhaud
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 280 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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