The Incidence of Uveitis in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients Undergoing Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibiting Therapy in Korea

Sung Jae Choi

doi:10.4078/jrd.2015.22.6.335

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Choi: The Incidence of Uveitis in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients Undergoing Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibiting Therapy in Korea

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J Rheum Dis 2015;22(6):335-336.

Published online: 31 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2015.22.6.335

The Incidence of Uveitis in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients Undergoing Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibiting Therapy in Korea

Sung Jae Choi

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Corresponding to: Sung Jae Choi, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, 73 Inchon-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea. E-mail: csjmd888@korea.ac.kr

Received 13 November 2015 Accepted 16 November 2015

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