Ankylosing Spondylitis

References

Citations

  1. Van der Linden S, et al. (2009). Ankylosing spondylitis. In GS Firestein et al., eds., Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology, 8th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1169–1189. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

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Author: Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH Last Updated: May 14, 2009
Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Richa Dhawan, MD - Rheumatology

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