Wegener's granulomatosis: A meta-analysis of 349 literary case reports

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-22

  Bajema, Ingeborg M ^a   Hagen, E Christiaan ^b   Van Der Woude, Fokko J ^b   Bruijn, Jan A ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030693155     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2143(97)90157-8     Document Type: Article

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