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Volume 35, Issue 1, March 2024



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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2021;32(2):93-5
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Patient Empowerment: Apni Jung (Our Fight) against Rheumatoid Arthritis for South Asian Population
Ailsa Bosworth1, Shirish Dubey2, Ade Adebajo3, Arumugam Moorthy4, Shivam Arora1, Afshan Salim5, Joti Reehal1, Vibhu Paudyal6, Monica Gupta7, Kanta Kumar6
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1. National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society, Maidenhead, United Kingdom

2. Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Headington, United Kingdom

3. Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

4. Department of Rheumatology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

5. Bellevue Medical Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom

6. Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

7. Gartnavel General Hospital and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Adebajo A , Moorthy A , Paudyal V , Kumar K

Keywords: Education, ethnicity, patient support, chronic condition
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