Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: a Useful Tool for the Early Diagnosis of Scleroderma
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1842-1121,1841-8724
DOI: 10.15403/jgld-1277