Video-Assisted Thyroidectomy: Analysis of 700 Cases
β Scribed by Evandro Vasconcelos; Renata Mahmoud; Lenine Brandao; Jose Steck
- Book ID
- 113835449
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 41 KB
- Volume
- 143
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0194-5998
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