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Do corticosteroids have a place in the management of rheumatoid arthritis in the elderly?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Richard B Williams
Affiliation:
Consultant Rheumatologist, Rheumatology Department, Hereford County Hospital, Hereford HR1 2ER, UK
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