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Keeping cards close to the chest: goiter in one of the oldest tarots

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  1. Service de Biochimie générale, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

    B. Lefrère

  2. Service d’Endocrinologie, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

    R. Libé & L. Groussin

  3. Institut Cochin, Université Paris Cité, 75014, Paris, France

    L. Groussin

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Lefrère, B., Libé, R. & Groussin, L. Keeping cards close to the chest: goiter in one of the oldest tarots. J Endocrinol Invest 46, 2193–2194 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-023-02019-1

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