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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2015; 26(2): 76-79
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A Multicenter Epidemiological Study of Giant Cell Arteritis, Lupus Nephritis, Anti-Phospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Systemic Sclerosis, & Behcet Disease in Greece
Petros P. Sfikakis
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(on behalf of the ERE Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Study Group)
Keywords: Epidemiological study, vasculitis, lupus nephritis, Behcet’s Disease
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