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A modified hand anatomic index to assesss hand deformity in scleroderma

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  1. Department of Immunology Allergy and Arthritis, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia

    A. J. Roberts-Thomson, M. J. Ahern, M. D. Smith & P. J. Roberts-Thomson

  2. Rheumatology Department, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia

    H. Englert

  3. Rheumatology Department, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand

    J. Highton

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Roberts-Thomson, A.J., Englert, H., Ahern, M.J. et al. A modified hand anatomic index to assesss hand deformity in scleroderma. Rheumatol Int 29, 847–848 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-008-0777-3

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