Salivary gland ultrasound to diagnose Sjogren's syndrome: a claim to standardize the procedure
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عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1462-0324,1462-0332
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu397