NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION AND ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR ANTIBODIES IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS ON D-PENICILLAMINE
โ Scribed by Argov, Z.; Nicholson, L.; Fawcett, P.R.W.; Mastaglia, F.L.; Hall, M.
- Book ID
- 122779911
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 213 KB
- Volume
- 315
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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