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The contribution of Sir James Paget (1814–1894) to the study of rheumatic disease

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Buchanan, W. The contribution of Sir James Paget (1814–1894) to the study of rheumatic disease. Clin Rheumatol 15, 461–472 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02229643

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