Management of rheumatoid arthritis: consensus recommendations from the Hong Kong Society of Rheumatology.

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Published in Clin Rheumatol on November 03, 2010

Authors

Chi Chiu Mok1, Lai Shan Tam, Tak Hin Chan, Gavin K W Lee, Edmund K M Li, Hong Kong Society of Rheumatology

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong. ccmok2005@yahoo.com

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