Cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis: new aspects.
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Department of Rheumatology, University of Lübeck; Vasculitis Centre UKSH and Clinical Centre Bad Bramstedt, Lübeck, Germany. Please address correspondence to: Peter Lamprecht, MD, University of Lübeck, Department of Rheumatology, Vasculitis Centre UKSH and Clinical Centre Bad Bramstedt, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Lübeck, Germany. E-mail: [email protected] Received on January 19, 2012; accepted in revised form on February 8, 2012. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2012; 30 (Suppl. 70): S3-S5. © Copyright CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY 2012.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical and experimental rheumatology
دوره 30 1 Suppl 70 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012