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Extremely elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rates: Associations with patients’ diagnoses and clinical characteristics

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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2024-0034 | Journal eISSN: 2501-062X | Journal ISSN: 1220-4749
Language: English
Page range: 70 - 78
Submitted on: Oct 17, 2024
Published on: Mar 31, 2025
Published by: N.G. Lupu Internal Medicine Foundation
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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