The squeeze test of MCP joints: a scarcity of scientific data, especially from primary care

A H M van der Helm-van Mil^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
² Department of Rheumatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Comment

A H M van der Helm-van Mil. Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 Oct.

. 2017 Oct;76(10):e41.

doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211230. Epub 2017 Feb 28.

A H M van der Helm-van Mil^{1

2}

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
² Department of Rheumatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

No abstract available

Keywords: Disease Activity; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Treatment.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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