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Reumatisk feber

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  • Lars Olaison, docent och överläkare, Infektionskliniken, Sahlgrenska universitetssjukhuset, Göteborg

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  • Terje Johannessen, professor i allmänmedicin, Institutt for samfunnsmedisinske fag, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Trondheim