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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Role of the free radical release process in the pathogenesis of morphea in contrast to systemic sclerosis

A. A. ShahinDepartment of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 453 Al-Ahram Street, Al-Ahram, Giza, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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S. M. EsmatDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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O. G. ShakerDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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H. A. MoustafaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
Pages 321-327 | Received 19 Feb 2001, Accepted 04 Jul 2001, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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