Treatment of relapsing polychondritis with rituximab: A retrospective study of nine patients
✍ Scribed by Leroux, Gaëlle ;Costedoat-Chalumeau, Nathalie ;Brihaye, Benoît ;Cohen-Bittan, Judith ;Amoura, Zahir ;Haroche, Julien ;Limal, Nicolas ;Bletry, Olivier ;Piette, Jean-Charles
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 73 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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