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Prevalence and clinical characteristics of tuberculosis in rheumatoid arthritis patients

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  1. Rheumatology Department, El Ayachi Hospital, Rabat-Sale University Hospital, Sale, Morocco

    Fadoua Allali, Hanane Rkain, Afaf Faik, Selma El Hassani & Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni

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Allali, F., Rkain, H., Faik, A. et al. Prevalence and clinical characteristics of tuberculosis in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Clin Rheumatol 24, 656–657 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-004-1037-x

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