Association between high plasma levels of hepatocyte growth factor and progression of radiographic damage in the joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
✍ Scribed by Berit Grandaunet; Silje W. Syversen; Mari Hoff; Anders Sundan; Glenn Haugeberg; Desirée van Der Heijde; Tore K. Kvien; Therese Standal
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 148 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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