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Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 3/2010

01-03-2010 | Letter

Outcomes with thyroidectomy: what are they?—patient-reported voice quality, not merely nerve preservation

Authors: Brij B. Agarwal, R. Sarangi, Krishan C. Mahajan

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 3/2010

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“I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”—Friends of Voltaire (1906).
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Metadata
Title
Outcomes with thyroidectomy: what are they?—patient-reported voice quality, not merely nerve preservation
Authors
Brij B. Agarwal
R. Sarangi
Krishan C. Mahajan
Publication date
01-03-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 3/2010
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0628-7

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