Recurrent calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis — Associated osteoporosis
✍ Scribed by Kuei-Ying Su; Hui-Ting Lee; Chang-Youh Tsai
- Book ID
- 116432024
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 96 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0953-6205
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