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. 1969 Mar;28(2):104–120. doi: 10.1136/ard.28.2.104

Immunological sex differences. A study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, their relatives, and controls.

K Rhodes, A Scott, R L Markham, M E Monk-Jones
PMCID: PMC1031119  PMID: 4180579

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