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The Early Course of Radiographic Progression in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Have We Missed Something?

Jürgen Braun
The Journal of Rheumatology February 2025, 52 (2) 116-118; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0807
Jürgen Braun
1J. Braun, MD, RVZ Steglitz, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Berlin, Germany.
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