Imaging features of the pleuropulmonary manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis: Pearls and pitfalls

Journal of Clinical Imaging Science

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Sidhu, Harbir ^a   Bhatnagar, Gauraang ^a   Bhogal, Pervinder ^b   Riordan, Richard ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lung interstitial disease; pulmonary complications; rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892759246     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21565597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2156-7514.82244     Document Type: Article

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