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Original Article

Serum IgA Anti-klebsiella Antibodies in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients from Catalonia

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Pages 119-123 | Received 16 Aug 1993, Accepted 05 Jan 1994, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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