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Press Releases for 1998

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April 22, 1998
  • Fetal Cells Found in Skin Lesions of Women with Scleroderma
  • Arthritis Prevalence Rising as Baby Boomers Grow Older Osteoarthritis Second Only to Chronic Heart Disease in Worksite Disability
  • New NIAMS-Funded "SCORs" Focus on Lupus
  • Osteoporosis Resource Center Receives Funding From NIAMS and Six Other Federal Partners
  • NIH-Funded Native American Study Finds Gene Site Associated With Scleroderma
Last Reviewed: 04/22/1998
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