Approach to thyroid nodules

Textbook of Endocrine Surgery

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 85-92

  Maddox, Paul R ^a   Wheeler, Malcolm H ^b  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7216-0139-7.50013-2     Document Type: Chapter

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