Epidemiology of sarcoidosis in Japan.

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Published in Eur Respir J on October 24, 2007

Authors

T Morimoto1, A Azuma, S Abe, J Usuki, S Kudoh, K Sugisaki, M Oritsu, T Nukiwa

Author Affiliations

1: Dept of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyouku, Tokyo, Japan.

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