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. 1996 Oct;55(10):728–730. doi: 10.1136/ard.55.10.728

An uncommon cause of finger drop in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

S P McDonald 1, M D Smith 1
PMCID: PMC1010288  PMID: 8984937

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