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A general practice perspective on early rheumatoid arthritis management: A qualitative study from Flanders

Sabrina MeyfroidtDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Centre, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Correspondence[email protected]
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Judith StevensDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute for Healthcare Management & Policy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium,
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Jan De LepeleireDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Academic Centre for General Practice, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium,
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Rene WesthovensDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Centre, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ;Rheumatology, University Hospitals of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, and
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Diederik De CockDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Centre, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium,
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Kristien Van der ElstDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Centre, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ;Rheumatology, University Hospitals of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, and
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Kris VanhaechtDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute for Healthcare Management & Policy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ;Department of Quality Management, University Hospitals of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Patrick VerschuerenDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Centre, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ;Rheumatology, University Hospitals of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, and
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Pages 231-237 | Received 26 Dec 2014, Accepted 19 Jul 2015, Published online: 19 Nov 2015

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