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Patients’ and carers’ views and expectations about intensive management for moderate rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative study

L. ProtheroAcademic Department of Rheumatology, King’s College London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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S. GeorgopoulouAcademic Department of Rheumatology, King’s College London, London, UK
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J. GallowayAcademic Department of Rheumatology, King’s College London, London, UK
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R. WilliamsAcademic Department of Rheumatology, King’s College London, London, UK;Wells Park Practice, London, UK
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A. BosworthNational Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS), Maidenhead, UK
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H. LemppAcademic Department of Rheumatology, King’s College London, London, UK
Pages 918-925 | Received 03 Jul 2015, Accepted 18 Oct 2015, Published online: 19 Nov 2015

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