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Original Article

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome in Sjögren's Syndrome Patients: Casual Association or Related Diseases?

Alberto Migliore MD Department of Rheumatology at San Pietro- Fatebenefratelli Hospital and the Centro Ricerche, Association Fatebenefratelli for Research, Rome, Italy
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Emanuele Bizzi MD Department of Rheumatology at San Pietro- Fatebenefratelli Hospital and the Centro Ricerche, Association Fatebenefratelli for Research, Rome, Italy
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Umberto Massafra MD Department of Rheumatology at San Pietro- Fatebenefratelli Hospital and the Centro Ricerche, Association Fatebenefratelli for Research, Rome, Italy
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Anna Capuano MD Department of Rheumatology at San Pietro- Fatebenefratelli Hospital and the Centro Ricerche, Association Fatebenefratelli for Research, Rome, Italy
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Luis Severino Martin Martin MD Department of Internal Medicine, Regina Apostolorum Hospital Albano, Rome, Italy
Pages 285-287 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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