Percutaneous Ethanol Injection in the Treatment of Pediatric Nodular Goiter
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and experimental thyroidology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 2310-3787,1995-5472
DOI: 10.14341/ket20073341-45