Approach to the patient with a cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodule

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4175-4182

  Alexander, Erik K ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CANCER; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 57349158866     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-1328     Document Type: Article

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