Steroid myopathy in connective tissue disease
โ Scribed by Ali Askari; Paul J. Vignos Jr.; Roland W. Moskowitz
- Book ID
- 115676681
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 892 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1555-7162
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