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Validity of risks of complication following thyroidectomy

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  1. Division of Head & Neck and Reconstructive Surgery, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque

    Fred Herzon MD (Chief)

  2. Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque

    Mark R. Burge MD

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Herzon, F., Burge, M.R. Validity of risks of complication following thyroidectomy. J GEN INTERN MED 13, 428 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00156.x

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