Prevalence of antihuman parvovirus B19 IgG antibodies in patients with refractory rheumatoid arthritis and polyarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
β Scribed by A. Mimori; Y. Misaki; T. Hachiya; K. Ito; S. Kano
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 416 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0172-8172
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