Erythromelalgia

Vascular Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 711-722

  Davis, Mark D P ^a,b   Rooke, Thom W ^a,c  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Rochester Methodist Hospital   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7216-0284-4.50056-7     Document Type: Chapter

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