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Raynaud’s phenomenon and blood rheology: comments on the article “Raynaud’s phenomenon—an update on diagnosis, classification and management”

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Harris, E.S. Raynaud’s phenomenon and blood rheology: comments on the article “Raynaud’s phenomenon—an update on diagnosis, classification and management”. Clin Rheumatol 38, 3689–3690 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-019-04785-x

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