Castleman disease in POEMS syndrome with elevated interleukin-6
✍ Scribed by Carole Emile; Françoise Danon; Jean-Paul Fermand; Jean-Pierre Clauvel; R. N. Mandler; D. P. Kerrigan; J. Smart; W. Kuis; P. Villiger; M. Lotz
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 96 KB
- Volume
- 71
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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