Abdominal adiposity in rheumatoid arthritis: Association with cardiometabolic risk factors and disease characteristics
β Scribed by Jon T. Giles; Matthew Allison; Roger S. Blumenthal; Wendy Post; Allan C. Gelber; Michelle Petri; Russell Tracy; Moyses Szklo; Joan M. Bathon
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 167 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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