Acute rheumatic fever associated with tenosynovitis and a unique cytokine profile
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A case of acute rheumatic fever with new criteria, a disease that needs to be considered
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عنوان ژورنال: Immunological Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2578-5826
DOI: 10.1080/09114300.2018.1451617