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When a thyroid abnormality is palpable

What it means and what you should do

Rodolfo Argueta Drs Argueta and Whitaker are assistant professors of medicine, division of endocrinology, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota, and consultants in endocrinology, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona.
, MD &
Michael D. Whitaker Drs Argueta and Whitaker are assistant professors of medicine, division of endocrinology, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota, and consultants in endocrinology, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona.
, MD, FRCPC
Pages 100-110 | Published online: 30 Jun 2015

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