Pre-ablative Diagnostic Whole-body Scan Following Total Thyroidectomy for Well-differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Is It Necessary?
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Completion Thyroidectomy for Well-differentiated Thyroid Cancer
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Surgery
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1015-9584
DOI: 10.1016/s1015-9584(09)60269-4