Superior efficacy of combination therapy for rheumatoid arthritis - Fact or fiction ?

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作者
Smolen, JS
Aletaha, D
Keystone, E
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[1] Univ Toronto, MacDonald Ctr Arthritis & Autimmun, Mt Sinai Hosp, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada
[2] Med Univ Vienna, Vienna, Austria
[3] Lainz Hosp, A-1130 Vienna, Austria
[4] NIAMSD, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM | 2005年 / 52卷 / 10期
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10.1002/art.21293
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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[No abstract available]
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页码:2975 / 2983
页数:9
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