Hand and heart, hand in hand: is radiological hand osteoarthritis associated with atherosclerosis?

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

سال: 2013

ISSN: 1756-1841

DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.12251