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What PASSes for good? Experience-based Swedish and hypothetical British EuroQol 5-Dimensions preference sets yield markedly different point estimates and patient acceptable symptom state cut-off values in chronic arthritis patients on TNF blockade

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Pages 470-473 | Accepted 15 Jan 2016, Published online: 30 Mar 2016

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