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Patients seen for standard rheumatoid arthritis care have significantly better articular, radiographic, laboratory, and functional status in 2000 than in 1985
Article first published online: 7 APR 2005
DOI: 10.1002/art.20941
Copyright © 2005 by the American College of Rheumatology
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Pincus, T., Sokka, T. and Kautiainen, H. (2005), Patients seen for standard rheumatoid arthritis care have significantly better articular, radiographic, laboratory, and functional status in 2000 than in 1985. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 52: 1009–1019. doi: 10.1002/art.20941
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- Issue published online: 7 APR 2005
- Article first published online: 7 APR 2005
- Manuscript Accepted: 13 DEC 2004
- Manuscript Received: 23 MAR 2004
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- Abbott Immunology
- Amgen
- Arthritis Foundation
- Aventis
- Centocor
- Pfizer
- Jack C. Massey Foundation
- Academy of Finland
- NIH. Grant Number: HL-67964
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