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Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology Volume 37, 2008 - Issue 4
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Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) associated with systemic sclerosis

M. Yamamoto First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of MedicineCorrespondence[email protected]
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H. Takahashi First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
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J. Akaike First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine; Department of Gastroenterology, Sapporo‐Kosei General Hospital
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C. Suzuki First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
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Y. Naishiro First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
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H. Yamamoto First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
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K. Imai Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Y. Shinomura First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
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Pages 315-316 | Accepted 19 Feb 2008, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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