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TitleManagement of rheumatoid arthritis: consensus recommendations from the Hong Kong Society of Rheumatology
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KeywordsMedicine & Public Health
Rheumatology
Issue Date2010
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Clinical Rheumatology, 2010, v. 30, n. 3, p. 303-312 How to Cite?
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dc.contributor.authorLai Shan Tamen_US
dc.contributor.authorTak Hin Chanen_US
dc.contributor.authorGavin K. W. Leeen_US
dc.contributor.authorEdmund K. M. Lien_US
dc.contributor.authorHong Kong Society of Rheumatologyen_US
dc.contributor.authorChi Chiu Moken_US
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dc.identifier.citationClinical Rheumatology, 2010, v. 30, n. 3, p. 303-312en_US
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dc.subjectMedicine & Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectRheumatologyen_US
dc.titleManagement of rheumatoid arthritis: consensus recommendations from the Hong Kong Society of Rheumatologyen_US
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