Sex Differences in Autoimmune Disease

Handbook of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages 3-10

  Lockshin, Michael D ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 67649671627     PISSN: 15715078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1571-5078(05)04002-X     Document Type: Review

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