Interferon-alpha in mixed cryoglobulinemia patients: a randomized, crossover-controlled trial
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عنوان ژورنال: Blood
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0006-4971,1528-0020
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v81.5.1132.1132