Fitness, fatigue, disease activity, and quality of life in pediatric lupus
β Scribed by Houghton, Kristin M. ;Tucker, Lori B. ;Potts, James E. ;Mckenzie, Donald C.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 105 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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