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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Outcome of patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated by step-wise administration of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs over a 10-year period

Y. HamadaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Tokushima Kensei (CO-OP) Hospital, 4-9-1 Shimosuketou,Tokushima 770-0805, Japan
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F. ShinomiyaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Tokushima Kensei (CO-OP) Hospital, 4-9-1 Shimosuketou,Tokushima 770-0805, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. OkadaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Tokushima Kensei (CO-OP) Hospital, 4-9-1 Shimosuketou,Tokushima 770-0805, Japan
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T. FujimuraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Tokushima Kensei (CO-OP) Hospital, 4-9-1 Shimosuketou,Tokushima 770-0805, Japan
Pages 27-34 | Received 05 Nov 2001, Accepted 05 Jun 2002, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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