Cytomegalovirus infection following pulse therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Clinical Immunology
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0911-4300,1349-7413
DOI: 10.2177/jsci.8.207