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The role of exercise in the management of rheumatoid arthritis

George S MetsiosCorrespondence[email protected]
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Antonis Stavropoulos-KalinoglouDepartment of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Thessaly, Thessaly, Greece
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George D KitasDepartment of Rheumatology, Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Russell’s Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands, UK;School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK;Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Pages 1121-1130 | Published online: 15 Jul 2015

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