Autoantibodies for gastrointestinal organ-specific autoimmune diseases in rheumatoid arthritis patients and their relatives
✍ Scribed by Isabela Goeldner; Thelma L. Skare; Iara T. de Messias Reason; Renato M. Nisihara; Marília B. Silva; Shirley R. da Rosa Utiyama
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 119 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0770-3198
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