Dermatomyositis associated with acute promyelocytic leukemia
β Scribed by Tomohiro Sugawara; Kazuyasu Endo; Jun Kimura; Jun Nomura; Kazumichi Furuyama; Hideo Harigae; Kyoko Kaneda; Kaoru Yoshinaga
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 244 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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