Unsuccessful Radioiodine Treatment of a Non-Toxic Goiter: A Case Report
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عنوان ژورنال: Pharmacology and Toxicology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0901-9928,1600-0773
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2004.950205.x