Malignancy in adult dermatomyositis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 904-907

  Leow, Yung Hian ^a   Goh, Chee Leok ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; RASH;

EID: 2642639617     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1997.00190.x     Document Type: Article

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