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. 2006 May;65(5):699.
doi: 10.1136/ard.2005.040055.

Does anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha treatment modify the tuberculin PPD response?

B E Joven, R Almodóvar, M Galindo, I Mateo, J L Pablos

Does anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha treatment modify the tuberculin PPD response?

B E Joven et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2006 May.
No abstract available

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