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Editorial
. 1998 Mar 14;316(7134):789-90.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7134.789.

Corticosteroids in rheumatoid arthritis

E M Dennison, C Cooper
Editorial

Corticosteroids in rheumatoid arthritis

E M Dennison et al. BMJ. .
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