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Geriatric thyroidectomy: safety of thyroid surgery in an aging population.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0886-4470
DOI: 10.1001/archoto.2009.138