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  1. Khushboo Sheth1,2
  1. 1 Department of Medicine, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA
  2. 2 Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Khushboo Sheth, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA; ksheth{at}stanford.edu

https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217666

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    I am a rheumatologist. I am NOT on the front lines of the pandemic, yet, but I AM scared.

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