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An evaluation of serum thyroglobulin assays for the detection of recurrent differentiated thyroid carcinoma

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism volume 3, pages 738–739 (2007)Cite this article

boxed-textSchlumberger M et al. (2007) Comparison of seven serum thyroglobulin assays in the follow-up of papillary and follicular thyroid cancer patients. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 92: 2487–2495

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