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Graves’ disease after percutaneous ethanol injection for the treatment of autonomous thyroid adenoma

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Verde, G. Graves’ disease after percutaneous ethanol injection for the treatment of autonomous thyroid adenoma. J Endocrinol Invest 21, 334–335 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03350338

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