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Associations of criculating immune complexes, clinical activity, and bacterial index in Japanese patients with leprosy

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo, 606, Kyoto, Japan

    F. Furukawa, M. Ozaki & S. Imamura

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo, 606, Kyoto, Japan

    H. Yoshida

  3. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo, 606, Kyoto, Japan

    A. Pinrat & Y. Hamashima

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Furukawa, F., Ozaki, M., Imamura, S. et al. Associations of criculating immune complexes, clinical activity, and bacterial index in Japanese patients with leprosy. Arch Dermatol Res 274, 185–188 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00510372

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