Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Treatment, Prognosis, and the Risk of Relapse
β Scribed by Silvia Bucciarelli; Doruk Erkan; Gerard Espinosa; Ricard Cervera
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 167 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1080-0549
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