Directions in rheumatology: past, present and future. Report of a conference to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Oliver Bird Fund held at Churchill College Cambridge, 24-26 September 1998.

Rheumatology (Oxford)

The William Harvey Research Institute, Saint Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary and Westfield College, UK.

Published: September 1999

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