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Original Article

The Association and Predictive Value of the Complex Immunoglobulin A-α1-Antrtrypsin in the Development of Erosions in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Pages 23-27 | Received 19 Mar 1990, Published online: 20 Jul 2009

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