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KELLEY’S TEXTBOOK OF RHEUMATOLOGY978-1-4160-4842-8 (Expert Consult Premium Ed.)

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Kelley's textbook of rheumatology / [edited by] Gary S. Firestein … [et al.]. -- 8th ed. p. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-4160-3285-4

1. Rheumatology. 2. Rheumatism. 3. Arthritis. I. Firestein, Gary S. II. Kelley, William N., 1939- III. Title: Textbook of rheumatology.

[DNLM: 1. Rheumatic Diseases. 2. Arthritis. WE 544 K29 2008]

RC927.T49 2008

616.7'23--dc22

2007048387

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