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Editorial
. 2014 Feb;66(2):250-3.
doi: 10.1002/art.38236.

Editorial: Arthroplasty outcomes are improving, but why isn't my patient with rheumatoid arthritis doing as well?

Jasvinder A Singh  1
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Editorial

Editorial: Arthroplasty outcomes are improving, but why isn't my patient with rheumatoid arthritis doing as well?

Jasvinder A Singh. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2014 Feb.
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Conflict of interest statement

Financial Conflict: There are no financial conflicts related directly to this study. J.A.S. has received research and travel grants from Takeda and Savient and consultant fees from Savient, Takeda and Regeneron.

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