Mixed cryoglobulinaemia after hepatitis C virus: More and less ambiguity

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 701-702

  Agnello, Vincent ^a,b  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Center for Health Quality Outcomes and Economic Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTHRALGIA; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032433446     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.57.12.701     Document Type: Short Survey

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