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Early rheumatoid arthritis: combination therapy of doxycycline plus methotrexate versus methotrexate monotherapy

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Alarcón, G. Early rheumatoid arthritis: combination therapy of doxycycline plus methotrexate versus methotrexate monotherapy. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2, 296–297 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncprheum0195

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