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Is computer-assisted management necessary for patients with early rheumatoid arthritis?

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The synopsis was written by Helen Jaques, Editorial Assistant, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. D Aletaha is Associate Professor and J Smolen is Professor and Head of the Department of Internal Medicine 3 at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria.,

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Aletaha, D., Smolen, J. Is computer-assisted management necessary for patients with early rheumatoid arthritis?. Nat Rev Rheumatol 4, 338–339 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncprheum0817

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