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. 1965 Mar;24(2):153–160. doi: 10.1136/ard.24.2.153

Clinical Significance of the L.E.-cell Phenomenon in Rheumatoid Arthritis *

L J Goldfine 1,2,†, M B Stevens 1,2, A T Masi 1,2, L E Shulman 1,2
PMCID: PMC1010390  PMID: 14293674

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