Reumatisk feber
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Sakkunnig:Lars Olaison
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- Lars Olaison, docent och överläkare, Infektionskliniken, Sahlgrenska universitetssjukhuset, Göteborg
Tidigare sakkunniga
- Terje Johannessen, professor i allmänmedicin, Institutt for samfunnsmedisinske fag, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Trondheim