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Connective tissue diseases and related disorders

Clinical course of Japanese patients with early systemic sclerosis: A multicenter, prospective, observational study

Akira Utsunomiyaa Department of Dermatology, Division of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1164-6088View further author information
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Minoru Hasegawaa Department of Dermatology, Division of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Noritaka Oyamaa Department of Dermatology, Division of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, JapanView further author information
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Yoshihide Asanob Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanView further author information
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Hirahito Endoc Department of Rheumatology, Jusendo General Hospital, Fukushima, JapanView further author information
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Manabu Fujimotod Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, JapanView further author information
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Daisuke Gotoe Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JapanView further author information
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Osamu Ishikawaf Department of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, JapanView further author information
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Yasushi Kawaguchig Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, JapanView further author information
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Masataka Kuwanah Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanView further author information
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Fumihide Ogawai Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki, JapanView further author information
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Hiroki Takahashij Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Hokkaido, JapanView further author information
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Sumiaki Tanakak Department of Collagen Disease and Infection Medicine, Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara, JapanView further author information
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Shinichi Satob Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanView further author information
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Kazuhiko Takeharal Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, JapanView further author information
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Hironobu Ihnm Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, JapanView further author information
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Pages 162-170 | Received 23 Oct 2019, Accepted 24 Mar 2020, Published online: 21 Apr 2020

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