Strategies to reduce the impact of smoking on rheumatoid arthritis outcomes: Clinical experience of a brief outpatient clinic screening questionnaire. Comment on "The impact of smoking on rheumatoid arthritis outcomes." By Vittecoq et al. Joint Bone Spine 2018;85:135-138.

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Department of Rheumatology, Greenlane Clinical Centre, Auckland District Health Board, 214, Green Lane West, 1051 Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand; Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85, Park road, 1023 Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand.

Published: March 2019

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