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. 2021 Jul;41(7):1369-1370.
doi: 10.1007/s00296-021-04884-6. Epub 2021 May 11.

A hypothetical future in rheumatology: will we miss steroids in a steroid free-world?

Sakir Ahmed  1
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A hypothetical future in rheumatology: will we miss steroids in a steroid free-world?

Sakir Ahmed. Rheumatol Int. 2021 Jul.
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr Ahmed has received speaker fees from Pfizer (unrelated to the current work). He has no other potential conflicts of interest.

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