Mortality rates in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors: Drug-specific comparisons in the Swedish Biologics Register
β Scribed by Simard, Julia F.; Neovius, Martin; Askling, Johan
- Book ID
- 118752627
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 161 KB
- Volume
- 64
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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