Is There Any Relationship between Joint Destruction and Carotid Intima-media Thickness in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis?

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Published in J Phys Ther Sci on July 30, 2014

Authors

Ahmet Tutoğlu1, Ahmet Boyaci1, Nurefsan Boyaci2, Zekeriya Kaya3, Rifat Aridici1, Irfan Koca4

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harran University Medical School, Turkey.
2: Department of Radiology, Harran University Medical School, Turkey.
3: Department of Cardiology, Harran University Medical School, Turkey.
4: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gaziantep University Medical School, Turkey.

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