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Original Article

Relationship of Rheumatoid Factor to Lung Diffusion Capacity in Smoking and Nonsmoking Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Pages 119-120 | Received 18 May 1994, Accepted 30 Oct 1994, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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