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. 2021 May;88(3):105131.
doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2021.105131. Epub 2021 Jan 21.

COVID-19 epidemiology in rheumatic diseases in Tuscany: A case-control study

Paolo Francesconi  1 , Fabrizio Cantini  2 , Francesco Profili  1 , Alessandro Mannoni  3 , Benedetta Bellini  1 , Maurizio Benucci  4
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COVID-19 epidemiology in rheumatic diseases in Tuscany: A case-control study

Paolo Francesconi et al. Joint Bone Spine. 2021 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: B-DMARDs; COVID-19; Rheumatic disease.

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