A pravastatin dose-escalation study in systemic lupus erythematosus
โ Scribed by Karen H. Costenbader; Matthew H. Liang; Lori B. Chibnik; Juliet Aizer; Hannah Kwon; Victoria Gall; Elizabeth W. Karlson
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 321 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0172-8172
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