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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2016;27(4):213-7
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Vitamin D and Seronegative Spondylarthritis
Panagiotis Athanassiou1, Ifigenia Kostoglou-Athanassiou2, Michael Koutsilieris3
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1: Department of Rheumatology, St. Paul’s Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

2: Department of Endocrinology, Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece

3: Department of Physiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece
Keywords: vitamin D, seronegative spondylarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis
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