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Assessment of Achilles enthesitis in the spondyloarthropathies by colour Doppler energy ultrasound in the context of the ‘enthesis organ’

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Pages 141-147 | Received 01 Apr 2009, Accepted 20 Aug 2009, Published online: 11 Jan 2010

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