Under Damoclus sword
https://doi.org/10.14341/ket201526-10
Abstract
Is early disease detection always beneficial? What are the differences between “Birds”, “Rabbits” and “Turtles”? These and other questions under discussion in the “De Gustibus” column.
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Gerasimov G.A. Under Damoclus sword. Clinical and experimental thyroidology. 2015;11(2):6-10. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.14341/ket201526-10
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