Why it takes so lengthy to diagnose ankylosing spondylitis
SWELL:
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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