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Clinical Rheumatology
Published in: Clinical Rheumatology 1/2007

01-01-2007 | Letter to the Editor

Standardization is essential for a more rigorous comparison of rates: comment on the reply by Gilgil, Kacar, and Tuncer

Authors: Nurullah Akkoc, Servet Akar

Published in: Clinical Rheumatology | Issue 1/2007

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Dear Editor, …
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Title
Standardization is essential for a more rigorous comparison of rates: comment on the reply by Gilgil, Kacar, and Tuncer
Authors
Nurullah Akkoc
Servet Akar
Publication date
01-01-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Clinical Rheumatology / Issue 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0770-3198
Electronic ISSN: 1434-9949
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-006-0429-5

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