Dermatomyositis

Dermatological Signs of Internal Disease

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 11-19

  Vleugels, Ruth Ann ^a   Callen, Jeffrey P ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

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EID: 73949111527     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-6111-3.00008-2     Document Type: Chapter

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