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Volume 35, Issue 1, March 2024



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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2024;35(1):63-5
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EULAR 2023 Recommendations for the Management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: One Step Forward
Georgia-Savina Moysidou, Antonis Fanouriakis
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Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ‘Attikon’ University Hospital, Athens, Greece

Keywords: recommendations, systemic lupus erythematosus
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