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Original Article

Satisfaction and attitudes toward therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Nobuyuki TakahashiDepartment of Rheumatology, East Medical Center Higashi Municipal Hospital of Nagoya City, 1-2-23 Wakamizu, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-0071, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kaneshige SasakiDivision of Rheumatology, Nagoya City University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan;Department of Medical Oncology and Immunology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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Takeshi NishiyamaClinical Trial Management Center, Nagoya City University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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Taio NaniwaDivision of Rheumatology, Nagoya City University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan;Department of Medical Oncology and Immunology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
Pages 376-381 | Received 22 Jul 2011, Accepted 29 Aug 2011, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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