OX40/OX40L in systemic lupus erythematosus: Association with disease activity and lupus nephritis
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Saudi Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0256-4947,0975-4466
DOI: 10.4103/0256-4947.75775