Prognosis and mortality of polymyositis and dermatomyositis patients
β Scribed by A. Airio; H. Kautiainen; M. Hakala
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 581 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0770-3198
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