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. 2002 Nov;61(11):955–956. doi: 10.1136/ard.61.11.955

Rheumatoid arthritis in women: still associated with an increased mortality

N Goodson 1, D Symmons 1
PMCID: PMC1753939  PMID: 12379514

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