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  1. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Ashima Makol

  2. Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Tanaz Kermani

  3. Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA

    Kenneth Warrington

  4. Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA

    John H. Stone

  5. Division of Rheumatology and Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA

    Eric L. Matteson

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Makol, A., Kermani, T., Warrington, K., Stone, J.H., Matteson, E.L. (2023). Rheumatoid Vasculitis. In: Stone, J.H. (eds) A Clinician's Pearls & Myths in Rheumatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23488-0_2

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