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Clinical Features - Original Research

Evaluation of malpractice litigation in thyroid disease in the National Health Service

Tharindri D. WijekoonEndocrine Surgery Unit, Directorate of General Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, UK;Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Daniel E. Gonzalez-PenaDepartment of Aerospace Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UKView further author information
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Sabapathy P. BalasubramanianEndocrine Surgery Unit, Directorate of General Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, UK;Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UKView further author information
Pages 607-611 | Received 28 May 2019, Accepted 23 Aug 2019, Published online: 08 Sep 2019

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