Joint protection and home hand exercises improve hand function in patients with hand osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis & Rheumatism
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0004-3591,1529-0131
DOI: 10.1002/art1.10246