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The point prevalence of clinically relevant primary Sjögren's syndrome in two Norwegian counties

LG GøranssonDepartment of Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology Unit, Stavanger University Hospital, Haugesund Norway;Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Haugesund NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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K HaldorsenBroegelmann Research Laboratory, The Gade Institute, Haugesund Norway;Department of Clinical Dentistry, Haugesund Norway
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JG BrunSection for Rheumatology, Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Haugesund Norway;Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Haugesund Norway
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E HarboeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology Unit, Stavanger University Hospital, Haugesund Norway
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MV JonssonBroegelmann Research Laboratory, The Gade Institute, Haugesund Norway;Section for Rheumatology, Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Haugesund Norway
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K SkarsteinSection for Pathology, The Gade Institute, University of Bergen, Haugesund Norway
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K TimeHaugesund Rheumatism Hospital, Haugesund Norway
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R OmdalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology Unit, Stavanger University Hospital, Haugesund Norway;Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Haugesund Norway
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Pages 221-224 | Accepted 27 Oct 2010, Published online: 13 Jan 2011

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