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Editorial
. 2022 Jan;67(1):6-7.
doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-06883-w. Epub 2021 Feb 17.

The Question That Doesn't Seem to Go Away: Cancer Risk of Anti-TNF Therapy

Oren Ledder  1   2
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The Question That Doesn't Seem to Go Away: Cancer Risk of Anti-TNF Therapy

Oren Ledder. Dig Dis Sci. 2022 Jan.
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