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Does digital X-ray radiogrammetry help assess joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?

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boxed-text Jawaid WB et al. (2005) The use of digital X-ray radiogrammetry in the assessment of joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis [doi:10.1136/ard.2005.039792]

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  2. Professor of Rheumatology and Arthritis in the Department of Rheumatology, at the Copenhagen University Hospitals at Herlev and Hvidovre, Denmark

    Mikkel Østergaard

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Jensen, T., Østergaard, M. Does digital X-ray radiogrammetry help assess joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2, 18–19 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncprheum0090

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