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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2016;27(4):151-60
Ultrasound of the knee in Rheumatology: Pitfalls, what is new?
Authors Information

1: MSK US Specialist, Private practice Rheumatologist, Katerini, Greece

2: MSK US Specialist, Private practice Rheumatologist, Patras, Greece  

3: Rheumatologist, Askleipeion Voulas General Hospital, Athens, Greece

4: MSK US Specialist, Private practice Rheumatologist, Thessaloniki, Greece
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