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Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation Volume 32, 1973 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Immunoglobulin (IgG and IgM) Metabolism in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

N. Rossing Dept. of Clinical Physiology and Dept. of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, KAS Glostrup Hospital, and Dept. of Internal Medicine P, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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H. T. Mouridsen Dept. of Clinical Physiology and Dept. of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, KAS Glostrup Hospital, and Dept. of Internal Medicine P, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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O. Barentsen Dept. of Clinical Physiology and Dept. of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, KAS Glostrup Hospital, and Dept. of Internal Medicine P, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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K. B. Jensen Dept. of Clinical Physiology and Dept. of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, KAS Glostrup Hospital, and Dept. of Internal Medicine P, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Pages 15-20 | Received 08 Mar 1973, Accepted 12 May 1973, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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