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Research Article

Myopathy is a poor prognostic feature in systemic sclerosis: results from the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group (CSRG) cohort

M JungUniversity of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, St Joseph’s Health Care, London, ON, Canada
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A BonnerMcMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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M HudsonMcGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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M BaronMcGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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JE PopeUniversity of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, St Joseph’s Health Care, London, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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on behalf of the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group (CSRG)University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, St Joseph’s Health Care, London, ON, Canada
Pages 217-220 | Accepted 19 Nov 2013, Published online: 21 Mar 2014

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