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- I want to use a questionnaire in a clinical trial
- SLEDAI-2K Review Copy
- I want to self-archive my article in an online repository
- Translation Request
- Modification Request
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I want reuse content from an article published before 2008
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I want to use content for my thesis or dissertation
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I want to self-archive my article in an online repository
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Translation Request
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Modification Request
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