Liver involvement in primary Sjogren's syndrome

Japanese Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 397-401

  Aoki, Akiko ^a   Kirino, Yohei ^b   Ishigatsubo, Yoshiaki ^b   Senuma, Akiko ^c   Nagaoka, Syohei ^c  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION YOKOHAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Liver involvement; Primary biliary cirrhosis; Primary Sjogren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 17144381273     PISSN: 09114300     EISSN: 13497413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2177/jsci.27.397     Document Type: Article

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