The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 200, Issue 4 , Pages 454-461 , October 2010

Improved detection does not fully explain the rising incidence of well-differentiated thyroid cancer: a population-based analysis

Presented in part at the 2007 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, October 7, 2007, New Orleans, LA.

Received 14 August 2009 ,Revised 30 October 2009

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.11.008

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 200, Issue 4 , Pages 454-461 , October 2010

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