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Challenges of predicting treatment response in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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Smolen, J., Aletaha, D. Challenges of predicting treatment response in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Nat Rev Rheumatol 1, 62–63 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncprheum0050

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