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Can new diagnostic criteria of rheumatoid arthritis really make an early diagnosis? —A case report of early diagnosis and treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis with chinese medicine

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  1. Department of Chinese Internal Medicine and Institute of Integrated Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China

    Yan-jun Kong  (孔岩君) & Mu-xin Wei  (魏睦新)

  2. Department of Rheumatism, Institute of Integrative Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China

    Qian-de Zhang  (张前德)

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Supported by the Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Jiangsu Province (No. JD11040)

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Kong, Yj., Zhang, Qd. & Wei, Mx. Can new diagnostic criteria of rheumatoid arthritis really make an early diagnosis? —A case report of early diagnosis and treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis with chinese medicine. Chin. J. Integr. Med. 22, 237–240 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-015-2174-6

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