Vasculitis and oral and genital ulcers: Behçet's syndrome or HIV infection?

نویسندگان

  • A Olivé
  • M J Fuente
  • A Veny
  • J Romeu
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Clinical and experimental rheumatology

دوره 17 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1999