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    Peiyun Liu, Hui Zhuan Tan, Jason Chon Jun Choo & Cynthia Ciwei Lim

  2. Health Services Research Unit, Singapore General Hospital, 226 Outram Road, Blk A, Level 4, Singapore, 169039, Singapore

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Jason Choo has served on Advisory Boards for Novartis and Pfizer with donation of honorarium to Singapore General Hospital to support research and education.

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Liu, P., Tan, H.Z., Li, H. et al. Infection mitigation a necessity in lupus patients. Clin Rheumatol 38, 261–262 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-018-4346-1

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