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Is combination therapy with methotrexate and intramuscular gold an efficacious method of treatment for RA?

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The synopsis was written by Jasmine Farsarakis, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. Geffen School of Medicine,

    Audrey Lee Fan & Daniel E Furst

  2. University of California, Los Angeles, USA

    Audrey Lee Fan & Daniel E Furst

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Fan, A., Furst, D. Is combination therapy with methotrexate and intramuscular gold an efficacious method of treatment for RA?. Nat Rev Rheumatol 1, 12–13 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncprheum0019

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