Thyroid cancer: Increased occurrence or simply its detection?;Câncer da tiróide: Aumento na ocorrência da doença ou simplesmente na sua detecção?

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1515-1516

  Ward, Laura Sterian ^a   Graf, Hans ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BRAZIL; CARCINOMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MALE; THYROID TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; BRAZIL; CARCINOMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 60149084386     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302008000900018     Document Type: Letter

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