Survival, prognosis, and causes of death in rheumatoid arthritis
โ Scribed by Donald M. Mitchell; Patricia W. Spitz; Donald Y. Young; Daniel A. Bloch; Dennis J. McShane; Dr. James F. Fries
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 737 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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