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Research Article

Long-term rheumatologic complications of sulfur mustard in victims of Sardasht, Iran

Shamsa Shariat-PanahiDepartment of Rheumatology, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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Tooba GhazanfariCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Roya Yaraee
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Zuhair Mohammad HassanDepartment of Immunology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Mohammad Reza SoroushJanbazan Medical and Engineering Research Center (JMERC), Tehran, Iran
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Mohammad Reza Vaez MahdaviDepartment of Physiology, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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Abbas ForoutanDepartment of Physiology, Shaheed Behesti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Hassan GhasemiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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Jalaleddin ShamsDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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Shahryar PourfarzamDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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Mohammad Reza Jalali NadoushanDepartment of Pathology, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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Faramarz FallahiDepartment of Cardiology, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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Soghrat FaghihzadehDepartment of Biostatistics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Pages 34-38 | Received 03 Sep 2008, Accepted 24 Dec 2008, Published online: 01 Feb 2009

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