Thyroid-Stimulating Antibody in a Patient with Euthyroid Graves' Disease.
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Thyroid-stimulating antibody in a patient with euthyroid Graves' disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: Endocrine Journal
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0918-8959,1348-4540
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.47.197