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Thyroid Cancer Following Exposure to Radioactive Iodine

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Robbins, J., Schneider, A.B. Thyroid Cancer Following Exposure to Radioactive Iodine. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 1, 197–203 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010031115233

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