Congenital Syphilis and Glomerulonephritis with Evidence for Immune Pathogenesis

Overview

Journal Arch Dis Child

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 1973 May 1

PMID 4267344

Citations 6

Authors

J Wiggelinkhuizen

R O KASCHULA

C J UYS

R H Kuijten

J Dale

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