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Research Article

Systemic lupus erythematosus in Denmark: clinical and epidemiological characterization of a county-based cohort

A Voss, A Green, P Junker 1Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, 2Institute of Clinical Research, Odense University, Denmark
Pages 98-105 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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