Muzaffer POLAT, İpek AKIL, Tarkan İKİZOLU, Selim SERTER, Mine ÖZKOL

Juvenile Dermatomyositis Resistant to Steroids

Key Words: Juvenile dermatomyositis, treatment, resistant to steroids

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Turk J Med Sci 2005; 35(4): 261-265. Full text: pdf Other articles published in the same issue: Turk J Med Sci, vol.35, iss.4.

Juvenile Dermatomyositis Resistant to Steroids

Key Words: Juvenile dermatomyositis, treatment, resistant to steroids

Keywords:

Turk J Med Sci 2005; 35(4): 261-265. Full text: pdf Other articles published in the same issue: Turk J Med Sci, vol.35, iss.4.,

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