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Silica Exposure and Connective Tissue Disease: An Underrecognized Association in Three Australian Artificial Stone
Marianne T Turner1, Sameh R Samuel2, Elizabeth J Silverstone1
1St. Vincent's HospitalDarlinghurst, Australiaand.
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