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Insulin resistance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Rheumatology Clinic, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece

    Eleftherios Pelechas, Paraskevi V. Voulgari & Alexandros A. Drosos

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Pelechas, E., Voulgari, P.V. & Drosos, A.A. Insulin resistance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatol Int 41, 1185–1186 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-021-04814-6

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