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Work on the Japan College of Rheumatology’s (JCR) guidelines for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is moving forward. The guidelines will use the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach, which reflects the quality of evidence along…
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