Clinical audit of foot problems in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated at Counties Manukau District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Rome, Keith ^a   Gow, Peter J ^b   Dalbeth, Nicola ^b,c   Chapman, Jonathan M ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b Division of Medicine Emergency and Integrated Care   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 77749289303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17571146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1146-2-16     Document Type: Article

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