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CASE REPORT: Transverse Myelitis Occurring in Association with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Sjogren's Syndrome

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    Abhinandana Anantharaju, Mehdi Baluch & David H. Van Thiel

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Anantharaju, A., Baluch, M. & Van Thiel, D.H. CASE REPORT: Transverse Myelitis Occurring in Association with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Sjogren's Syndrome. Dig Dis Sci 48, 830–833 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022821800714

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