Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 1045-1059 , December 2008

Imaging of seronegative spondyloarthritis

  • A.L. Tan, MD, MRCP (Clinical Lecturer in Rheumatology)
  • D. McGonagle, PhD, FRCPI (Professor in Regenerative Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Academic Unit of Musculoskeletal Disease, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Chapeltown Road, Leeds, LS7 4SA, UK. Tel.: +44 113 3924884; Fax: +44 113 3924991.

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