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Unusual association of systemic sclerosis and ankylosing spondylitis

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    Cinira S. Soledade, Percival D. Sampaio-Barros, Adil M. Samara & João Francisco Marques-Neto

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Soledade, C.S., Sampaio-Barros, P.D., Samara, A.M. et al. Unusual association of systemic sclerosis and ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Rheumatol 24, 652–654 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-004-0980-x

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