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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Ultrasonographic evaluation of synovial effusion and synovial proliferation pattern in the knee joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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Pages 64-68 | Received 01 May 2001, Accepted 06 Aug 2001, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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