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How the Russian invasion affects Ukrainian rheumatological health care

Nature Reviews Rheumatology volume 18, pages 491–492 (2022)Cite this article

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Individuals with chronic diseases that require constant medical support are particularly vulnerable during wartime and often remain so after the last shot has been fired. What consequences might the Russia–Ukraine war bring for rheumatology?

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  1. Department of Pathophysiology, Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

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Doskaliuk, B. How the Russian invasion affects Ukrainian rheumatological health care. Nat Rev Rheumatol 18, 491–492 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-022-00809-0

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