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Scleroderma and motor neuron disease: An unusual association

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  1. Clinica Neurologica III Università “La Sapienza”, Roma, Italy

    A. Buonopane & A. Francia

  2. I Clinica Medica, Università “La Sapienza”, Viale del Policlinico, 00161, Roma, Italy

    R. Priori &  G. Valesini

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Priori, R., Buonopane, A., Francia, A. et al. Scleroderma and motor neuron disease: An unusual association. Clin Rheumatol 12, 428–429 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02231596

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