Patterns and influence of familial autoimmunity in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus
โ Scribed by Heather M Walters, Nancy Pan, Lakshmi N Moorthy, Mary J Ward, Margaret G Peterson, Thomas J Lehman
- Book ID
- 119905774
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 173 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1546-0096
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