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Poly-Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Uncommon Subset of a Difficult-to-Treat Disease

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For complete details, including source material, refer to the full study.   

Excerpted and adapted from:

David P, Di Matteo A, Hen O, et al. Poly-refractory rheumatoid arthritis: An uncommon subset of difficult to treat disease with distinct inflammatory and non-inflammatory phenotypes. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024 Apr;76(4)

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