HYPOCALCEMIA FOLLOWING THYROIDECTOMY; A PROSPECTIVE STUDY IN BASRAH, IRAQ
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عنوان ژورنال: Basrah Journal of Surgery
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2409-501X
DOI: 10.33762/bsurg.2020.165483