Matthews, Paul A.
Scammell, Brigitte E. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6112-1285
Ali, Arfan
Coughlin, Timothy
Nightingale, Jessica
Khan, Tanvir
Ollivere, Ben J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
AOUK Research Grant Awards Scheme (2011)
Arthritis Research UK (20194)
Article History
Received: 30 October 2017
Accepted: 16 May 2018
First Online: 31 May 2018
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