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. 2020 Aug;26(5):e146.
doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001039.

Myocarditis in Scleroderma: An Underrecognized Manifestation of the Disease

Daphne J Theodorou  1 , Stavroula J Theodorou  2 , Dimitrios Rizos  3 , Thomas Tzimas  4
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Myocarditis in Scleroderma: An Underrecognized Manifestation of the Disease

Daphne J Theodorou et al. J Clin Rheumatol. 2020 Aug.
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