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Ankylosing Spondylitis


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References

Citations

  1. Van der Linden S, et al. (2009). Ankylosing spondylitis. In GS Firestein et al., eds., Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology, 8th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1169–1189. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

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Last Updated: May 14, 2009
Author:
Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH
Medical Review:
Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine

E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine

Richa Dhawan, MD - Rheumatology


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