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Volume 34, Issue 4, December 2023



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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2021;32(3):188-91
COVID-19 and Autoimmune/Autoinflammatory Rheumatic Disease Patients: Lessons Learned and Questions Anticipating Answers
Authors Information

1. Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

2. Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece

AD Bakasis, H Moutsopoulos 

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