A randomized and controlled trial of hydrotherapy in rheumatoid arthritis
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis Care & Research
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0004-3591,1529-0131
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199606)9:3<206::aid-anr1790090309>3.0.co;2-j