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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Correlation Between Total Bilirubin, Total Bilirubin/Albumin Ratio with Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Pages 273-280 | Received 13 Oct 2022, Accepted 05 Dec 2022, Published online: 24 Jan 2023

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