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Research Article

The Prognosis and Outcome of Patients Referred to an Outpatient Clinic for Rheumatic Diseases Characterized by the Presence of Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)

S Dijkstra, E. J Nieuwenhuys, A. J. G Swaak Department of Internal Medicine, Zuiderziekenhuis, Rotterdam, 2Department of Autoimmune Diseases, Central Laboratory of the Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Amsterdam, 3Department of Rheumatology, Zuiderziekenhuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Pages 33-37 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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