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Low-level laser therapy on hands of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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  1. Rheumatology Rehabilitation Section, Rheumatology Division, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Sandra Mara Meireles, Anamaria Jones & Jamil Natour

  2. Rheumatology Division, Rua Botucatu, 740, 04023-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Jamil Natour

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Meireles, S.M., Jones, A. & Natour, J. Low-level laser therapy on hands of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol 30, 147–148 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-010-1601-5

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