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Paras Karmacharya et al. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec;72(12):2164-2165.

doi: 10.1002/art.41443. Epub 2020 Oct 3.

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Effect of Therapy on Radiographic Progression in Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Karmacharya P, Duarte-Garcia A, Dubreuil M, Murad MH, Shahukhal R, Shrestha P, Myasoedova E, Crowson CS, Wright K, Davis JM 3rd. Karmacharya P, et al. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 May;72(5):733-749. doi: 10.1002/art.41206. Epub 2020 Apr 1. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020. PMID: 31960614 Free PMC article.
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Luo Y, Funada S, Yoshioka T, Furukawa TA. Luo Y, et al. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 Dec;72(12):2163-2164. doi: 10.1002/art.41442. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020. PMID: 32686909 No abstract available.

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