Isolated elevated aldolase as a marker for a myositis subtype: another branch to the polymyositis tree.

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  • Gerald J D Hengstman
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry

دوره 80 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009