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Ghost busting — taking the sheet off the ghost

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The article has been co-published with permission in Rheumatology, The Journal of Rheumatology, Clinical Rheumatology, Rheumatology International, Modern Rheumatology, Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie and Reumatología clínica. All rights reserved in respect of Rheumatology, © The Authors 2016. For The Journal of Rheumatology, © The Journal of Rheumatology 2016. For Clinical Rheumatology, © Clinical Rheumatology 2016. For Rheumatology International and Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie, © Springer-Verlag GmbH Berlin Heidelberg 2016. For Modern Rheumatology, © Japan College of Rheumatology 2016. For Reumatología clínica, © Elsevier España, S.L.U. Barcelona, 2016. All rights reserved.

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Moots, R.J., Wilson, K. & Silverman, E.D. Ghost busting — taking the sheet off the ghost. Z Rheumatol 75, 240–241 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00393-016-0073-7

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