Myositis in primary Sjögren's syndrome: clinical and pathological report
✍ Scribed by A. Aoki; S. Ono; A. Ueda; E. Hagiwara; T. Tsuji; M. Misumi; H. Ideguchi; Y. Takeda; Y. Ishigatsubo
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 288 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1439-7595
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