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Methotrexate and the rheumatoid lung: a riddle wrapped in an enigma

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  1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital for Chest Disease and Chest Surgery, Ankara, Turkey

    Mehmet Sırmalı, Göktürk Fındık & Sadi Kaya

  2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

    Levent Özçakar & Ayşen Akıncı

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Sırmalı, M., Özçakar, L., Fındık, G. et al. Methotrexate and the rheumatoid lung: a riddle wrapped in an enigma. Rheumatol Int 24, 185–186 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-003-0397-x

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