Congenital heart block, systemic lupus erythematosus, and anti-Ro antibodies
โ Scribed by Ann Parke; Naomi F. Rothfield
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 249 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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