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Vol. 100. Issue 9.
Pages 830-832 (November 2009)
Vol. 100. Issue 9.
Pages 830-832 (November 2009)
Clinical Science Letter
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Sildenafil in the Treatment of Digital Ulcers in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
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E. Cairolia,b,c,
, V. Garraa,d, M. Martínezd
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ecairoli@hc.edu.uy
Correspondence: Unidad de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Clínica Médica «C», Av. Italia s/n, piso 8, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Correspondence: Unidad de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Clínica Médica «C», Av. Italia s/n, piso 8, Montevideo, Uruguay.
a Unidad de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
b Clínica Médica «C», Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
c Departamento Básico de Medicina, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
d Cátedra de Dermatología, Departamento Clínico de Medicina, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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