Why it takes so lengthy to diagnose ankylosing spondylitis

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Carlos Julio Aponte, MD, certified rheumatologist and member of the American College of Rheumatology.

David Borenstein, MD, clinical professor of medicine, George Washington University Medical Center; Partner, Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, Washington, DC; Editor-in-chief, spinalcommunity.com.

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Stanford Healthcare: “How is ankylosing spondylitis diagnosed?”

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