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Estimating the prevalence among Caucasian women of primary Sjögren's syndrome in two general practices in Birmingham, UK

SJ Bowman Departments ofCorrespondence[email protected]
,
GH Ibrahim Rheumatology
,
G Holmes Oral Medicine, University of Birmingham, UK
,
J Hamburger Department of Opthalmology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK
&
JR Ainsworth Departments of
Pages 39-43 | Received 30 Jul 2003, Accepted 14 Nov 2003, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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