Cerebrospinal fluid analysis in immunoglobulin G4-related hypertrophic pachymeningitis.
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Volume 40, no. 11 Pachymeningitis Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis in Immunoglobulin G4-related Hypertrophic ELISABETTA ZARDINI, MARIA GRAZIA SABBADINI and DIEGO FRANCIOTTA ROVERI, RAFFAELLA CHIEFFO, NICOLETTA ANZALONE, CLAUDIO DOGLIONI, EMANUEL DELLA-TORRE, GABRIELLA PASSERINI, ROBERTO FURLAN, LUISA http://www.jrheum.org/content/40/11/1927 J Rheumatol 2013;40;1927-1929 http://www.jrheum.org/alerts 1. Sign up for TOCs and other alerts http://jrheum.com/faq 2. Information on Subscriptions http://jrheum.com/reprints_permissions 3. Information on permissions/orders of reprints
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of rheumatology
دوره 40 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013