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. 1992 Oct;51(10):1170–1172. doi: 10.1136/ard.51.10.1170

Mycoplasmas and arthritis.

K Hakkarainen 1, H Turunen 1, A Miettinen 1, M Karppelin 1, K Kaitila 1, E Jansson 1
PMCID: PMC1012428  PMID: 1444633

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