New viral outbreaks: time for rheumatologists to get involved?: Chronic arthralgias and viral infections.

Rheumatology (Oxford)

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine Specialties, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

Published: December 2017

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