Hand function in systemic sclerosis: A clinical and ultrasonographic study
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Statistical analysis of clinical and laboratory characteristics of systemic sclerosis
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عنوان ژورنال: The Egyptian Rheumatologist
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1110-1164
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejr.2012.08.005