Tophus resolution with pegloticase: a prospective dual-energy CT study
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Tophus resolution with pegloticase: a prospective dual-energy CT study
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: RMD Open
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2056-5933
DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2015-000075