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Rheumatoid arthritis—is methotrexate re-employment an effective treatment option?

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boxed-textKapral T et al. (2006) Methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis is frequently effective, even if re-employed after a previous failure. Arthritis Res Ther 8: R46–R55

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