Nodular Thyroid Disease in Functional Pituitary Adenomas: Similarities and Differences
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عنوان ژورنال: The Turkish Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1301-2193,1308-9846
DOI: 10.25179/tjem.20182202-p056