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Original Article

Age at onset and gender distribution of systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, and systemic sclerosis in Japan

Akiko OhtaDepartment of Public Health, Saitama Medical University Faculty of Medicine, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama 350-0495, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Masaki NagaiDepartment of Public Health, Saitama Medical University Faculty of Medicine, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama 350-0495, Japan
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Motoko NishinaDepartment of Public Health, Saitama Medical University Faculty of Medicine, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama 350-0495, Japan
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Hiroyuki TomimitsuDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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Hitoshi KohsakaDepartment of Medicine and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
Pages 759-764 | Received 17 May 2012, Accepted 27 Jul 2012, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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