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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Subclinical Sjögren's syndrome and anti-Ro/SSA-positive autoimmune fatigue syndrome in children

Y. ItohDepartment of Pediatrics, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8605, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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T. ImaiDepartment of Pediatrics, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8605, Japan
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O. FujinoDepartment of Pediatrics, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8605, Japan
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T. IgarashiDepartment of Pediatrics, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8605, Japan
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Y. FukunagaDepartment of Pediatrics, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8605, Japan
Pages 201-205 | Received 21 May 2001, Accepted 08 Jan 2002, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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