Long-term follow-up data show that the preventive effects of short-term treatment with abatacept disappear after 4-5 years.

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Making reproductive and medication use decisions among female patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a constructivist grounded theory. Arthritis Res Ther. 2022;24 (1):31. doi:10.1186/s13075-021-02704-7 ...

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