Differentiation between benign and metastatic cervical lymph nodes using ultrasound
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied Sciences
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0975-7406
DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_26_19