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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: disease modifiers in ankylosing spondylitis?

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

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Ward, M. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: disease modifiers in ankylosing spondylitis?. Nat Rev Rheumatol 1, 18–19 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncprheum0040

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