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Moderate incidence of prior rheumatoid arthritis in patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis

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  1. Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Jichi Medical University, Yakushiji 3311-1, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan

    Takao Nagashima, Masahiro Iwamoto & Seiji Minota

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Nagashima, T., Iwamoto, M. & Minota, S. Moderate incidence of prior rheumatoid arthritis in patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis. Clin Rheumatol 30, 875–876 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-011-1754-x

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