Serum Fetuin-A Level in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis and its Relationship With Clinical Parameters
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1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey 2Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey 3Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Medical Faculty of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey 4Department of Microbiology, Medical Faculty of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey 5Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medical Faculty of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey
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