Quality of life in patients with active sarcoidosis in Greece.

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Published in Eur J Intern Med on October 01, 2006

Authors

Katerina M Antoniou1, Nikolaos Tzanakis, Argyris Tzouvelekis, Maria Samiou, Emmanouil K Symvoulakis, Nikolaos M Siafakas, Demosthenes Bouros

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pneumonology, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.

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