Rheumatoid nodules: differential diagnosis and immunohistological findings.

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Published in Ann Rheum Dis on September 01, 1993

Authors

E M Veys1, F De Keyser

Author Affiliations

1: Afdeling Reumatologie, Universitair Ziekenhuis, Gent, Belgium.

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