Polymyositis associated with autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, and autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura
β Scribed by Yuko Kurihara; Takashi Shishido; Kayo Oku; Masashi Takamatsu; Hiroshi Ishiguro; Atsushi Suzuki; Tsunejirou Sekita; Toshihito Shinagawa; Tadayuki Ishihara; Ran Nakashima; Takao Fujii; Yutaka Okano
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 511 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1439-7595
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