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Drug consumption in the first years of rheumatoid arthritis in France, the Netherlands, and Norway: A longitudinal study in the early nineties

Anna Ludig, Francis Guillemin, Isabelle Chary-Valckenaere, Theo P. B. M. Suurmeijer, Torbjørn Moum, Wim J. A. van den Heuvel Ecole de Santé Publique, Faculté de Médecine de Nancy, BP 184, FR-54 505 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
Pages 352-357 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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