Usefulness and Limitation of 2010 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria in Patients with Early RA

Yong-Beom Park

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J Rheum Dis 2013;20(1):1-3.

Published online: 31 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2013.20.1.1

Usefulness and Limitation of 2010 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria in Patients with Early RA

Yong-Beom Park

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Corresponding to : Yong-Beom Park, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea. E-mail : yongbpark@yuhs.ac

Received 25 February 2013 Accepted 25 February 2013

This is a Free Access article, which permits unrestricted non-commerical use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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