MON-501 Physician-Reported Misuse of Thyroid Ultrasound
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Use and misuse of thyroid hormone.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Endocrine Society
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2472-1972
DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvaa046.460