Risk Factors Associated with Thyroid Carcinoma in North Pakistan |
Khan, Muhammad Aleem
(Nuclear Medicine Department, Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute)
Khan, Kamran Hakeem (Department of General Surgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences) Shah, Sajid Ali (Department of General Surgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences) Mir, Kahkashan Ali (Nuclear Medicine Department, Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute) Khattak, Mubarik (Department of General Surgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences) Shahzad, Muhammad Faheem (Nuclear Medicine Department, Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute) |
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