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Longitudinal nailfold capillaroscopy tracking of microangiopathic changes in systemic sclerosis
Graham Dinsdale1, Anniek M van Roon2, Andrea Murray1
1Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
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