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[A rational approach to autoimmune diseases]
Schweizerische Rundschau Fur Medizin Praxis = Revue Suisse De Medecine Praxis
|January 17, 1989
Abstract:
This short review suggests that autoimmune diseases are probably more frequent than estimated originally. It also proposes to the clinician a practical approach to these diseases, describes the laboratory findings associated with chronic inflammation, and gives some information on a new generation of auto-antibodies, available now for routine diagnosis.
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