Asymptomatic Osteolysis of Ribs and Clavicles in Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0004-8291
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1982.tb02652.x