Evidence-based endocrine surgery: Thyroid cancer

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 877-878

  Dralle, H ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; MORBIDITY; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; NODULAR GOITER; PARAGANGLIOMA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THYROID CANCER;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 34248216628     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-006-0885-8     Document Type: Editorial

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