Cardiolipin, coagulation, co-factors and connective tissue disease
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical & Experimental Immunology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0009-9104,1365-2249
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1994.tb06063.x