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. 1997 Dec;77(6):530–534. doi: 10.1136/adc.77.6.530

Pathogenesis of juvenile chronic arthritis: genetic and environmental factors

K Murray 1, S Thompson 1, D Glass 1
PMCID: PMC1717420  PMID: 9496193

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