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Original Article

Epidemiologic analysis of the clinical features of Japanese patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis

Hiroyuki TomimitsuDepartment of Neurology, JA Toride Medical Center, Toride City, Ibaraki, Japan, Correspondence[email protected]
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Akiko OhtaDepartment of Public Health, Saitama Medical University Faculty of Medicine, Moroyama-Machi, Iruma-Gun, Saitama, Japan,
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Masaki NagaiDepartment of Public Health, Saitama Medical University Faculty of Medicine, Moroyama-Machi, Iruma-Gun, Saitama, Japan,
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Motoko NishinaDepartment of Public Health, Saitama Medical University Faculty of Medicine, Moroyama-Machi, Iruma-Gun, Saitama, Japan,
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Shoichiro IshiharaDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan, and
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Hitoshi KohsakaDepartment of Medicine and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 398-402 | Received 07 Apr 2015, Accepted 02 Sep 2015, Published online: 27 Oct 2015

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