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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2018;29(1):38-42
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Red Cell Distribution Width in Rheumatoid arthritis
Ziad S. Al-Rawi1, Faiq I. Gorial2, Anmar Abdulwahhab Al-Bayati3
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1,2: Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq

3: Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Rheumatology Unit, Baghdad, Iraq

Keywords: Red cell distribution width, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory arthritis, autoimmune diseases
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