Why 43.5% of Brazilian women with systemic sclerosis have an abnormal 6-min walk distance? The implication of parity.

Clin Biomech (Bristol)

University of Sousse, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Farhat HACHED Hospital, Sousse, Research Laboratory «heart failure, LR12SP09", Sousse, Tunisia. Electronic address:

Published: December 2023

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