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. 1968 May;27(3):261–263. doi: 10.1136/ard.27.3.261

Low frequency of chronic biological false positive reactors to serological tests for syphilis in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.

O P Salo, K Sievers, P Ahvonen, K Aho
PMCID: PMC1031105  PMID: 5655318

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