Neurologic Complications of Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
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Progressive systemic sclerosis.
The pulmonary manifestations of progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) are important determinants of a patient’s prognosis. Although the etiology and pathogenesis of PSS are unknown, it is recognized that this is a complex disease; it is likely that different genetic susceptibilities and environmental exposures lead to the disease in different individuals. Individuals with diffuse PSS tend to dev...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Islamic Medical Association of North America
سال: 1990
ISSN: 2160-9829,0899-8299
DOI: 10.5915/22-4-14321