Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 660-666 , October 2001

Functional and biomechanical assessment of the normal and rheumatoid hand

Received 6 April 2001 ,Accepted 12 June 2001.

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Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 660-666 , October 2001

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