Prevalence of thyroid malignancy and hormonal dysfunction following radiation exposure in childhood
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0304-4602
DOI: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020378