ACUTE THYROIDITIS.
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منابع مشابه
[A case of acute suppurative thyroiditis].
The Authors report one case of suppurative thyroiditis in a 21-months-old girl and debate the principal aspects.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet
سال: 1892
ISSN: 0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(01)92872-7