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Systemic lupus erythematosus activity and depression

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Skare, T., da Silva Magalhães, V.D. & Siqueira, R.E. Systemic lupus erythematosus activity and depression. Rheumatol Int 34, 445–446 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-012-2618-7

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