Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 71-79 , February 2010

Targeting the synovial tissue for treating osteoarthritis (OA): where is the evidence?

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Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 71-79 , February 2010

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