Premature atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus: comment on the article by Westerweel et al

Comment

Rohini Handa et al. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Nov.

. 2007 Nov;56(11):3878-9; author reply 3879.

doi: 10.1002/art.22963.

No abstract available

Comment on

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