Respiratory function in rheumatoid arthritis.
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Respiratory function in rheumatoid arthritis.
In 1948 Ellman and Ball drew attention to the pulmonary manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis.' Nevertheless, until recently little attention has been paid to the possibility of pulmonary dysfunction in an appreciable proportion of patients, despite a normal chest x-ray result.2 The reported incidence of pulmonary involvement in rheumatoid arthritis shows considerable variation, ranging from 1...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.5964.175