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Clinical Trial
. 2006 Sep;65(9):1255-7.
doi: 10.1136/ard.2005.051169. Epub 2006 Mar 15.

Efficacy of B cell depletion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis refractory to anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha agents: an open-label observational study

L Brulhart, A Ciurea, A Finckh, A Notter, J M Waldburger, D Kyburz, C Gabay
Clinical Trial

Efficacy of B cell depletion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis refractory to anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha agents: an open-label observational study

L Brulhart et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2006 Sep.
No abstract available

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