Nailfold capillary microscopy in polymyositis and dermatomyositis
β Scribed by M. Lynn Ganczarczyk; Peter Lee; Sara K. Armstrong
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 398 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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