Absence of detection of Varicella-Zoster virus DNA in temporal artery biopsies obtained from patients with giant cell arteritis
β Scribed by Peter G.E. Kennedy; Esther Grinfeld; Margaret M. Esiri
- Book ID
- 119466029
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 130 KB
- Volume
- 215
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-510X
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