B cell depletion with rituximab in patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis
β Scribed by Robert Lafyatis; Eugene Kissin; Michael York; Giuseppina Farina; Kerry Viger; Marvin J. Fritzler; Peter A. Merkel; Robert W. Simms
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 188 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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