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. 2019 Nov 15;125(22):4108-4109.
doi: 10.1002/cncr.32426. Epub 2019 Jul 29.

Harm of overdiagnosis or extremely early diagnosis behind trends in pediatric thyroid cancer

Sanae Midorikawa  1 , Michio Murakami  2 , Akira Ohtsuru  1
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Harm of overdiagnosis or extremely early diagnosis behind trends in pediatric thyroid cancer

Sanae Midorikawa et al. Cancer. .
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