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High-resolution ultrasound of the ankles in Lofgren syndrome: attention to detail may be the key to diagnosis Cover

High-resolution ultrasound of the ankles in Lofgren syndrome: attention to detail may be the key to diagnosis

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|Sep 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2020.0035 | Journal eISSN: 2451-070X | Journal ISSN: 2084-8404
Language: English
Page range: 210 - 213
Submitted on: Mar 25, 2020
Accepted on: Jun 3, 2020
Published on: Sep 28, 2020
Published by: MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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