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Aetiological factors of importance for the development of rheumatoid arthritis

Å Reckner Olsson Division of Occupational and Environmental MedicineCorrespondence[email protected]
,
T Skogh Division of Rheumatology, Unit for Autoimmunity and Immune Regulation (AIR), Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
&
G Wingren Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Pages 300-306 | Received 01 Aug 2003, Accepted 28 Nov 2003, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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