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The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: A review of recent clinical trials

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Mikuls, T., Moreland, L. The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: A review of recent clinical trials. Curr Rheumatol Rep 1, 135–138 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11926-999-0010-8

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