Early diagnosis and treatment of discoid lupus erythematosus

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 206-213

  Panjwani, Suresh ^a  

^a ICSTM Charing Cross Campus   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, DISCOID;

EID: 67649807595     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.02.080075     Document Type: Article

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