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Post-thyroidectomy hypoparathyroidism

A clinical surgical dilemma

Saad M. Alqahtani
Saudi Medical Journal December 2024, 45 (12) 1305-1311; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.12.20240743

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