Interleukin-6 is a significant predictor of radiographic knee osteoarthritis: The Chingford study
โ Scribed by Gregory Livshits; Guangju Zhai; Deborah J. Hart; Bernet S. Kato; Huizhong Wang; Frances M. K. Williams; Tim D. Spector
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 129 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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