The Effect and Clinical Application of Modified-release Prednisone

Hyun-Ok Kim; Sang-Il Lee

doi:10.4078/jrd.2015.22.3.137

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Kim and Lee: The Effect and Clinical Application of Modified-release Prednisone

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J Rheum Dis 2015;22(3):137-139.

Published online: 31 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2015.22.3.137

The Effect and Clinical Application of Modified-release Prednisone

Hyun-Ok Kim, Sang-Il Lee

Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea

Corresponding to: Sang-Il Lee, Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, 15 Jinju-daero 816beon-gil, Jinju 660-751, Korea. E-mail: glodgu@gnu.ac.kr

Received 7 April 2015 Revised 15 April 2015 Accepted 15 April 2015

This is a Free Access article, which permits unrestricted non-commerical use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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