Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 1093-1108 , December 2007

The contribution of capillaroscopy to the differential diagnosis of connective autoimmune diseases

  • Maurizio Cutolo, MD (Professor of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Director of Research Laboratory and Clinical Academic Unit of Rheumatology)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Research Laboratory and Clinical Academic Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Viale Benedetto XV 6, 16132 Genova, Italy. Tel.: +39 010 353 7994; Fax: +39 010 353 8885.
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  • Alberto Sulli, MD (Assistant Professor of Rheumatology)
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  • Maria Elena Secchi, MD (Postgraduate in Rheumatology)
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  • Monica Olivieri, MD (Postgraduate in Rheumatology)
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  • Carmen Pizzorni, MD (PhD Staff Member)

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doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2007.10.001

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 1093-1108 , December 2007

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