Relative value of erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein in assessment of disease activity in ankylosing spondylitis.

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Published in J Rheumatol on April 01, 1999

Authors

A Spoorenberg1, D van der Heijde, E de Klerk, M Dougados, K de Vlam, H Mielants, H van der Tempel, S van der Linden

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands. jspo@sint.azm.nl

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