A case of chronic renal failure due to progressive systemic sclerosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0288-7045,1884-6203
DOI: 10.4009/jsdt1968.17.67