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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2020;31(Suppl 2):295-8
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Management of Patients with Inflammatory Diseases during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Theofanis Apostolou1, Ioannis E. Koutroubakis2, Spilios Manolakopoulos3, Gerasimos Mantzaris2, Dimitrios Rigopoulos4, Konstantinos Triantafyllou5, Dimitrios Vassilopoulos6
Authors Information
1. President of the Hellenic Nephrological Society (HNS)
2. President of the Hellenic Study Group for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (EOMIFNE)
2. Board Member of the Hellenic Study Group for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (EOMIFNE)
3. President of the Hellenic Society for the Study of Liver (HASL)
4. President of the Hellenic Society of Dermatology and Venereology (HSDV)
5. President of the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology (HSG)
6. President of the Greek Rheumatology Society & Professional Association of Rheumatologists (EPE-EPERE)
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