Potential Usefulness of Inflammatory Markers to Monitor Respiratory Functional Impairment in Sarcoidosis
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Potential usefulness of inflammatory markers to monitor respiratory functional impairment in sarcoidosis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0009-9147,1530-8561
DOI: 10.1373/49.9.1510