Association of body composition with disability in rheumatoid arthritis: impact of appendicular fat and lean tissue mass.

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Published in Arthritis Rheum on October 15, 2008

Authors

Jon T Giles1, Susan J Bartlett, Ross E Andersen, Kevin R Fontaine, Joan M Bathon

Author Affiliations

1: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA. gilesjont@jhmi.edu

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