Studying the epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis in Israel: Methodological considerations
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The epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis & Rheumatism
سال: 1964
ISSN: 0004-3591,1529-0131
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780070207