Contrast enhancement imaging in coronary arteries in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
✍ Scribed by Valentina O Puntmann; David D’Cruz; Peter Taylor; Tarique Hussain; Andreas Indermuehle; Britta Butzbach; Rene M Botnar; Eike Nagel
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 332 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6647
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