Primary angiitis of the central nervous system: reflections on 20 years of investigation.
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Leonard H. Calabrese, D.O., Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University; R.J. Fasenmyer Chair of Clinical Immunology; Theodore F. Classen D.O. Chair of Osteopathic Research and Education; Vice Chairman, Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk A50, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. E-mail: [email protected] Received and accepted on March 14, 2009. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2009: 27 (Suppl. 52): S3-S4. © Copyright CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY 2009.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical and experimental rheumatology
دوره 27 1 Suppl 52 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009