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  1. Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, The Center for Arthritis and Osteoporosis, Morton Grove, IL, USA

    Erin L. Arnold MD (Partner/Rheumatologist) & William J. Arnold MD (Partner/Rheumatologist)

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  1. Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, GA, USA

    John H. Klippel MD (President and CEO) & Patience H. White MD, MA (Chief Public Health Officer) (President and CEO) &  (Chief Public Health Officer)

  2. Massachusetts General Hospital, Deputy Editor for Rheumatology UpToDate, Boston, MA, USA

    John H. Stone MD, MPH (Associate Physician) (Associate Physician)

  3. Division of Rheumatology & Women’s Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

    Leslie J. Crofford MD (Gloria W. Singletary Professor of Internal Medicine, Chief) (Gloria W. Singletary Professor of Internal Medicine, Chief)

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Arnold, E.L., Arnold, W.J. (2008). Complementary and Alternative Therapies. In: Klippel, J.H., Stone, J.H., Crofford, L.J., White, P.H. (eds) Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68566-3_86

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