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. 1999 Nov;58(Suppl 1):I61–I64. doi: 10.1136/ard.58.2008.i61

Summary of clinical trials in rheumatoid arthritis using infliximab, an anti-TNFα treatment

G Harriman, L Harper, T Schaible
PMCID: PMC1766581  PMID: 10577975

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