Radiographically visible damage predicts physical disability in rheumatoid arthritis patients
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1745-8382,1745-8390
DOI: 10.1038/ncprheum0149