Chorea in primary antiphospholipid syndrome is associated with rheumatic fever
✍ Scribed by Appenzeller, Simone; Yeh, Steeven; Maruyama, Marcelo; Barros, Solange Murta; Carvalho, Jozélio Freire
- Book ID
- 120191930
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 166 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0172-8172
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