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Vitamin D deficiency in systemic sclerosis: a possible role of subclinical liver fibrosis? Retrospective analysis from an Italian cohort

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  1. Rheumatology Institute of Lucania (IReL) and Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza and “Madonna delle Grazie” Hospital of Matera, Potenza, Italy

    Francesco Ursini, Salvatore D’Angelo, Angela Padula, Pietro Leccese, Giuseppina Abignano, Gianna Angela Mennillo & Ignazio Olivieri

  2. Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy

    Francesco Ursini, Giorgio Ammerata & Giovambattista De Sarro

  3. Basilicata Ricerca Biomedica (BRB) Foundation, Potenza, Italy

    Ignazio Olivieri

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Ursini, F., D’Angelo, S., Padula, A. et al. Vitamin D deficiency in systemic sclerosis: a possible role of subclinical liver fibrosis? Retrospective analysis from an Italian cohort. Clin Rheumatol 36, 2871–2872 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-017-3709-3

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