Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and hypertension: Possible involvement of hormonal factors
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Clinical Hypertension
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1524-6175,1751-7176
DOI: 10.1111/jch.14266