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Lee: Clinical Characteristics of Korean Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Indications for TNF-α Blocker
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J Rheum Dis 2014;21(1):1-3.

Published online: 31 February 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2014.21.1.1

Clinical Characteristics of Korean Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Indications for TNF-α Blocker

Sang-Il Lee

Department of Rheumatology, Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Graduate School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea

Corresponding to : Sang-Il Lee, Department of Rheumatology, Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Graduate School of Medicine, 79 Gangnam-ro, Jinju 660-702, Korea. E-mail : goldgu@gnu.ac.kr

Received 17 February 2014       Accepted 20 February 2014

Copyright © 2014 The Korean College of Rheumatology

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