Concurrence of primary biliary cirrhosis and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome [4]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2069-2070

  Aspinall, Alex I ^a   Lee, Samuel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 7044263219     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40680_6.x     Document Type: Letter

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