Observational studies on glucocorticoids are harmful!

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Editorial

Maarten Boers. Lupus Sci Med. 2017.

. 2017 Apr 7;4(1):e000219.

doi: 10.1136/lupus-2017-000219. eCollection 2017.

¹ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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Keywords: Disease Activity; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Treatment.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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