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. 1997 Nov;77(5):451–453. doi: 10.1136/adc.77.5.451

How painful is juvenile chronic arthritis?

W Kuis 1, C Heijnen 1, J Hogeweg 1, G Sinnema 1, P Helders 1
PMCID: PMC1717389  PMID: 9487974

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