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  1. Medilife Hospital, 34524, Istanbul, Turkey

    Resat Ozaras

  2. Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Aslihan Demirel & Suleyman Uraz

  3. Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey

    Bilgul Mete & Fehmi Tabak

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Ozaras, R., Demirel, A., Uraz, S. et al. On hepatitis B virus and vasculitis. Rheumatol Int 38, 1585–1586 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-018-4079-0

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