J Korean Endocr Soc.  2007 Jun;22(3):157-187. 10.3803/jkes.2007.22.3.157.

Management Guidelines for Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancer

• Kim WB
• Kim TY
• Kwon HS
• Moon WJ
• Lee JB
• Choi YS
• Kim SK
• Kim SW
• Chung KW
• Baek JH
• Kim BI
• Park DJ
• Na DG
• Choe JH
• Chung JH
• Jung HS
• Kim JH
• Nam KH
• Chang HS
• Chung WY
• Hong SW
• Hong SJ
• Lee JH
• Yi KH
• Jo YS
• Kang HC
• Shong M
• Park JW
• Yoon JH
• Kang SJ
• Lee KW

• KMID: 1512029
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3803/jkes.2007.22.3.157

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Humans
Thyroid Gland*
Thyroid Neoplasms*
Thyroid Nodule*

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