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Volume 34, Issue 4, December 2023



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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2023;34(1):61-5
QTc is Prolonged in Patients with SSc and Associates with Skin Score
Authors Information

1Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran

2Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

 A Fatemi, N Abdolahi, M Aghaei, H Azimi, A Mohammadi

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