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. 2020 May;40(5):827-828.
doi: 10.1007/s00296-020-04566-9. Epub 2020 Mar 30.

COVID-19, rheumatic diseases and immunosuppressive drugs: an appeal for medication adherence

Vincenzo Venerito  1 , Giuseppe Lopalco  1 , Florenzo Iannone  2
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COVID-19, rheumatic diseases and immunosuppressive drugs: an appeal for medication adherence

Vincenzo Venerito et al. Rheumatol Int. 2020 May.
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The authors did not receive at any time payments or services from a third party (government, commercial, private foundation, etc.) for any aspect of the submitted work. The authors did not have relevant financial relationships in the 36 months prior the submission of this paper that could be perceived to influence this work. There are no pending patents or conflicting interest for the submitted work. No other relationships had an impact on the submitted work. For further information please find the attached the ICMJE statement for each author.

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