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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Evaluation of Pneumocystis pneumonia infection risk factors in patients with connective tissue disease

Noriko IikuniInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mariko KitahamaInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan
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Shuji OhtaDepartment of Rheumatology, Taga General Hospital, Hitachi, Japan
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Hiroshi OkamotoInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan
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Naoyuki KamataniInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan
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Makoto NishinaritaDepartment of Rheumatology, Taga General Hospital, Hitachi, Japan
Pages 282-288 | Received 14 Mar 2006, Accepted 05 Jun 2006, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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