Dermatomyositis associated with autoimmune idiopathic thrombocytopenia and anti-Ku antibody
β Scribed by Hiroshi Okamoto; Makoto Soejima; Megumi Takeuchi; Mutsuto Tateishi; Chihiro Terai; Masako Hara; Terunobu Saito; Naoyuki Kamatani
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 284 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1439-7595
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