Clinical significance of antinucleosome antibodies in Tunisian systemic lupus erythematosus patients
β Scribed by S. Haddouk; M. Ben Ayed; S. Baklouti; J. Hachicha; Z. Bahloul; H. Masmoudi
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 197 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0770-3198
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