Use of Radioactive Iodine for Thyroid Cancer
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Use of radioactive iodine for thyroid cancer.
CONTEXT Substantial uncertainty persists about the indications for radioactive iodine for thyroid cancer. Use of radioactive iodine over time and the correlates of its use remain unknown. OBJECTIVE To determine practice patterns, the degree to which hospitals vary in their use of radioactive iodine, and factors that contribute to this variation. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS Time trend anal...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1139