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Quantitative and qualitative assessment of hand function and deformity in systemic sclerosis

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Roberts-Thomson, A.J., Roberts-Thomson, P.J. Quantitative and qualitative assessment of hand function and deformity in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatol Int 27, 509–510 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-006-0235-z

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