Decreases in diagnostic delay are supported by sensitivity analyses

J Sørensen; Merete Lund Hetland

doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205590

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Decreases in diagnostic delay are supported by sensitivity analyses

J Sørensen1,
Merete Lund Hetland2,3

¹SDU, Odense, Denmark
²DANBIO, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Glostrup, Denmark
³Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Correspondence to Professor Merete Lund Hetland, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, DANBIO, Glostrup 2600, Denmark; merete.hetland{at}dadlnet.dk

https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205590

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