Spontaneous Regression of a Carcinoid Tumor following Pregnancy
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Spontaneous Regression of a Carcinoid Tumor following Pregnancy
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Endocrinology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2090-6501,2090-651X
DOI: 10.1155/2014/481823