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. 2009 May;36(5):1084; author reply 1084-5.
doi: 10.3899/jrheum.081055.

Use of US Veterans Affairs administrative databases to study outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Prabha Ranganathan, Angelique L Zeringue, Jay R McDonald
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Use of US Veterans Affairs administrative databases to study outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Prabha Ranganathan et al. J Rheumatol. 2009 May.
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