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Case Reports in Rheumatology
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 785028, 3 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/785028
Case Report

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Swine Influenza Vaccine: A Case Report

Gurjot Basra,1 Praveen Jajoria,2 and Emilio Gonzalez2

1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
2Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA

Received 3 April 2012; Accepted 15 June 2012

Academic Editors: D. Aeberli, J. V. Dunne, and F. Schiavon

Copyright © 2012 Gurjot Basra et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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