The Effects of Respiratory Muscle Weakness and Pulmonary Involvement on Functional Status, Fatigue and Health Related Quality of Life in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis
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©2015 Turkish League Against Rheumatism. All rights reserved. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic connective tissue disease of unknown etiology which causes widespread micro vascular damage, and excessive deposition of collagen in the skin and internal organs. Cardiopulmonary, renal and gastrointestinal system involvement, and organ based complications are frequent, and contribute to excess mortality and early morbidity.1-4
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تاریخ انتشار 2015