Synovial fluid lactic acid in septic and nonseptic arthritis
β Scribed by R. Eugene Arthur; Mark Stern; Mauro Galeazzi; Andrew R. Baldassare; Terry D. Weiss; John R. Rogers; Jack Zuckner
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 564 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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