Polyserositis in a Patient with Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case of Pseudo-pseudo Meigs Syndrome
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Rheumatology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0315-162X,1499-2752
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.171296