Mechanisms of vascular damage in SSc--implications for vascular treatment strategies.

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Published in Rheumatology (Oxford) on October 01, 2008

Authors

S Guiducci1, O Distler, J H W Distler, M Matucci-Cerinic

Author Affiliations

1: Department of BioMedicine, Division of Rheumatology, AOUC Florence, Italy. serena16@libero.it

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