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Editorial
. 2019 Oct 10;63(5):451-452.
doi: 10.20945/2359-3997000000180. eCollection 2019.

Active surveillance of papillary thyroid microcarcinomas in South America: Are we ready?

Debora Lucia Seguro Danilovic  1   2 , João Roberto M Martins  3 , Ana Luiza Maia  4
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Active surveillance of papillary thyroid microcarcinomas in South America: Are we ready?

Debora Lucia Seguro Danilovic et al. Arch Endocrinol Metab. .
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