Increase in circulating endothelial precursors by atorvastatin in patients with systemic sclerosis
β Scribed by Masataka Kuwana; Junichi Kaburaki; Yuka Okazaki; Hidekata Yasuoka; Yutaka Kawakami; Yasuo Ikeda
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 87 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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