A pragmatic approach to the indeterminate thyroid nodule
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A Pragmatic Approach to the Indeterminate Thyroid Nodule
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2230-8210
DOI: 10.4103/ijem.ijem_143_17