Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
Volume 40, Issue 4 , Pages 324-329 , February 2011

More Than Meets the Eye

  • Rebecca L. Manno, MD
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  • Stuart M. Levine, MD
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  • Allan C. Gelber, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Allan C. Gelber, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5200 Eastern Avenue, Mason F. Lord Building, Center Tower, Suite 4100, Baltimore, MD 21224

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doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2010.03.004

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
Volume 40, Issue 4 , Pages 324-329 , February 2011