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. 2003 Oct;62(10):916–919. doi: 10.1136/ard.62.10.916

Reproductive system in familial Mediterranean fever: an overview

E Ben-Chetrit 1, M Levy 1
PMCID: PMC1754343  PMID: 12972465

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