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. 2021 Dec 1;27(8S):S384-S386.
doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001484.

Atypical Chronic Deforming Arthritis After Cocaine-Levamisole Exposure

Jaime A Vondenberg  1 , Jaren R Trost, Albert H Redford, Fatemeh Jafari Farshami, Maheswari Muruganandam, Wilmer L Sibbitt Jr
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Atypical Chronic Deforming Arthritis After Cocaine-Levamisole Exposure

Jaime A Vondenberg et al. J Clin Rheumatol. .
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