Pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis: diagnostic pathway and therapeutic approach.

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Published in Ann Rheum Dis on June 01, 2005

Authors

L Robertson1, A Pignone, O Kowal-Bielecka, G Fiori, C P Denton, M Matucci-Cerinic

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Villa Monna Tessa, Viale Pieraccini 18, 50122 Florence, Italy.

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