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Functional and morphological evaluation of hand microcirculation with nailfold capillaroscopy and laser Doppler imaging in Raynaud's and Sjögren's syndrome and poly/dermatomyositis

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Pages 23-29 | Accepted 21 Aug 2007, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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