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. 2004 May;63(5):471–472. doi: 10.1136/ard.2003.014589

How to diagnose axial spondyloarthropathy early

N Barkham 1, H Marzo-Ortega 1, D McGonagle 1, P Emery 1
PMCID: PMC1755009  PMID: 15082473

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