[Amyloid goiter secondary to rheumatoid arthritis. a case report].

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  • Miguel Pinto Valdivia
  • Milagros Ortiz Torres
  • Jaime Villena Chávez
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Endocrinologia y nutricion : organo de la Sociedad Espanola de Endocrinologia y Nutricion

دوره 59 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012