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Obesity and the prediction of minimal disease activity: A prospective study in psoriatic arthritis

  1. Matteo Nicola Dario di Minno1,*,
  2. Rosario Peluso1,
  3. Salvatore Iervolino2,
  4. Roberta Lupoli1,
  5. Anna Russolillo1,
  6. Raffaele Scarpa1,
  7. Giovanni di Minno1

Article first published online: 27 DEC 2012

DOI: 10.1002/acr.21711

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Arthritis Care & Research

Arthritis Care & Research

Volume 65, Issue 1, pages 141–147, January 2013

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di Minno, M. N. D., Peluso, R., Iervolino, S., Lupoli, R., Russolillo, A., Scarpa, R. and di Minno, G. (2013), Obesity and the prediction of minimal disease activity: A prospective study in psoriatic arthritis. Arthritis Care Res, 65: 141–147. doi: 10.1002/acr.21711

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  1. 1

    Federico II University, Naples, Italy

  2. 2

    Salvatore Maugeri Foundation IRCCS, Scientific Institute of Telese Terme (BN), Italy

*Regional Reference Centre for Coagulation Disorders, Federico II University, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 27 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 27 DEC 2012
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 18 APR 2012 09:40AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 28 AUG 2012
  5. Manuscript Received: 31 JAN 2012

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