[Goiter in works of art in particular in the watercolors of Jean-Baptiste Debret from Rio de Janeiro].

Hist Sci Med

Universidad d'Amazonas, Départment ORL et Chirurgie cervico-facialse, Av. Carvalho leal, 1777 Manus 69 065001, Brésil.

Published: March 2009

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