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Research Article

Lower Disease Activity and Disability in Swedish Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in 1995 Compared with 1978

Ulf Bergström, Christina Book, Ylva Lindroth, Lida Marsal, Tore Saxne, Lennart Jacobsson Department of Rheumatology, Malmi University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Lund University, Sweden
Pages 160-165 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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