The Prevalence of Low Bone Mineral Density in Brazilian Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Its Relationship With the Disease Damage Index and Other Associated Factors
✍ Scribed by Souto, Maria Isabel Dutra; Coelho, Alycia; Guo, Carina; Mendonça, Laura Maria C.; Pinheiro, Maria Fernanda M.C.; Papi, Jose Angelo S.; Farias, Maria Lucia F.
- Book ID
- 123512541
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 206 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1094-6950
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