Sclerosing panniculitis is associated with pulmonary hypertension in systemic sclerosis
โ Scribed by M. Jinnin; H. Ihn; Y. Asano; K. Yamane; N. Yazawa; K. Tamaki
- Book ID
- 108668247
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 217 KB
- Volume
- 153
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0963
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