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Comparative evaluation of two different dosage calculation protocols of iodine-131 in the treatment of

Tanyaluck Thientunyakit1, Suchitra Thongmak, Teerapon Premprapha

  • 1Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Siriraj Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. stanyalu@hotmail.com

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet Thangphaet
|August 20, 2010
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