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Management of hypothyroidism after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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  1. University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center, Aurora, CO, USA

    David H. Garfield

  2. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Aleck Hercbergs

  3. Ordway Research Institute, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA

    Paul Davis

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Garfield, D.H., Hercbergs, A. & Davis, P. Management of hypothyroidism after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Med Oncol 25, 474–475 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-008-9068-9

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