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Endopoints for screening thyroid cancer in the Republic of Korea: thyroid specialists’ perspectives

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Pacini, F. Endopoints for screening thyroid cancer in the Republic of Korea: thyroid specialists’ perspectives. J Endocrinol Invest 40, 689–690 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-017-0613-2

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