Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) associated with SSA antibody in primary Sjögren syndrome
✍ Scribed by M. Nishinarita; M. Nakagawa; E. Tanaka
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 418 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1439-7595
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