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<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna]]></journal-title>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Importancia de la epidemiología en el manejo de la artritis reumatoide]]></article-title>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Cauca, Popayán.  ]]></institution>
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