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Volume 34, Issue 4, December 2023



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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2023;34(1):66-70
The Prevalence of Behçet’s Disease in a Thrombosis Clinic
Authors Information

1Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

2CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

3Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom

P Ames 

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