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. 2002 Oct;61(10):867–869. doi: 10.1136/ard.61.10.867

Imaging of the hand and wrist in RA

B Taouli 1, A Guermazi 1, K Sack 1, H Genant 1
PMCID: PMC1753921  PMID: 12228153

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