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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Associated with Rowell's Syndrome

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Susan S. Kim, MD, Cynthia Magro, MD, Richard D. Granstein, MD, Anne Bass, MD and Doruk Erkan, MD have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

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Kim, S.S., Magro, C., Granstein, R.D. et al. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Associated with Rowell's Syndrome. HSS Jrnl 9, 289–292 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11420-013-9356-6

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