Thyroid ultrasonography for personalized approach at thyroid nodules
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Diagnostic validity of ultrasonography in thyroid nodules.
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عنوان ژورنال: Endocrine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1355-008X,1559-0100
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-016-0885-x