Thyroid nodules in the gulf: Renewed interest and ongoing debate

Aly Khalil; Basel Altrabulsi; Roberto Dina

doi:10.4103/jdep.jdep_10_21

Journal of Diabetes and Endocrine Practice, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Diabetes and Endocrine Practice 2021; 04(01): 4-5
DOI: 10.4103/jdep.jdep_10_21

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Thyroid nodules in the gulf: Renewed interest and ongoing debate

Aly Khalil

¹Imperial College London Diabetes Center, Abu Dhabi

²Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain

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Basel Altrabulsi

³National Reference Laboratory

⁴Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Khalifa University

⁵Department of Pathology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi

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Roberto Dina

³National Reference Laboratory

⁴Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Khalifa University

⁶Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK

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