Laser and radiofrequency ablation procedures

Thyroid Ultrasound and Ultrasound-Guided FNA: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 191-218

  Valcavi, Roberto ^a   Bertani, Angelo ^a   Pesenti, Marialaura ^a   Rifa'Y, Laura Raifa Al Jandali ^a   Frasoldati, Andrea ^a   Formisano, Debora ^a   Pacella, Claudio M ^b  

^a Endocrinology Unit   (Italy)

^b REGINA APOSTOLORUM HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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EID: 77951024046     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-77634-7_12     Document Type: Chapter

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