Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 25, Issue 6 , Pages 519-523 , November 2007

Psoriatic arthritis: clinical spectrum and diagnostic procedures

  • Stefan Kleinert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Stefan Kleinert is to be contacted at Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Wuerzburg, Klinikstrasse 6, D-97070 Würzburg, Germany. Tel.: +49 0 931 201 70420; fax: +49 0 931 201 70421. Hans-Peter Tony, Tel.: +49 0 931 201 70420; fax: +49 0 931 201 70421.
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  • Martin Feuchtenberger, MD
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  • Christian Kneitz, MD
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  • Hans-Peter Tony, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Stefan Kleinert is to be contacted at Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Wuerzburg, Klinikstrasse 6, D-97070 Würzburg, Germany. Tel.: +49 0 931 201 70420; fax: +49 0 931 201 70421. Hans-Peter Tony, Tel.: +49 0 931 201 70420; fax: +49 0 931 201 70421.
    web address

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doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2007.08.004

Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 25, Issue 6 , Pages 519-523 , November 2007

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