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Evaluating and improving the quality of care in rheumatic disease

Jeffrey R Curtis University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, 840 Faculty Office Tower, 510 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294 3708, USA. [email protected]
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Kenneth G Saag University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, 820 Faculty Office Tower, 510 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294 3708, USA. [email protected]
Pages 429-439 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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