Pulmonary function abnormalities in rheumatoid arthritis subjects with no cardiorespiratory symptoms : DLCO does not add to diagnosis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 91-93

  Wanchu, A ^a   Gupta, D ^a   Deodhar, S D ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

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