Correlation between tests of muscle involvement and clinical muscle weakness in polymyositis and dermatomyositis
โ Scribed by K. E. Tymms; E. M. Beller; J. Webb; L. Schrieber; W. W. Buchanan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 470 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0770-3198
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