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The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
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Original Article

Anxiety and depression among AL amyloidosis patients: the role of cardiac symptoms

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Pages 123-128 | Received 23 Jan 2012, Accepted 18 Apr 2012, Published online: 25 May 2012

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