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Special Report

New models of care for patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Pages 159-169 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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Website

  • Physician assistants and Rheumatology (leaflet). Society of Physician Assistants in Rheumatology. www.sparheum.org.

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