Relationship between disease activity and serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and PTH in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
✍ Scribed by P. Oelzner; A. Müller; T. Eidner; K. Abendroth; G. Hein; G. Stein
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 128 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0937-941X
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