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Early aggressive therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: a 'window of opportunity'?

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  1. Professor of Rheumatology in the Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Tom WJ Huizinga

  2. RBM Landewé is an Associate Professor in the Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Robert BM Landewé

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Huizinga, T., Landewé, R. Early aggressive therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: a 'window of opportunity'?. Nat Rev Rheumatol 1, 2–3 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncprheum0015

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