Erythrocyte C3d and C4d for monitoring disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus
β Scribed by Amy H. Kao; Jeannine S. Navratil; Margie J. Ruffing; Chau-Ching Liu; Douglas Hawkins; Kathleen M. McKinnon; Natalya Danchenko; Joseph M. Ahearn; Susan Manzi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 130 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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