J Korean Endocr Soc.  2008 Dec;23(6):379-390. 10.3803/jkes.2008.23.6.379.

Evidence Based Medicine in Endocrinology

• Rhee SY
• Kim YS

• KMID: 1965990
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3803/jkes.2008.23.6.379

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Endocrinology
Evidence-Based Medicine

Reference

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