Comment on: Diagnostic accuracies of sialography and salivary ultrasonography in Sjögren's syndrome patients: a meta-analysis. by Song and Lee (2014).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical and experimental rheumatology
دوره 33 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015