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. 2003 Nov;62(Suppl 2):ii48–ii50. doi: 10.1136/ard.62.suppl_2.ii48

Role of interleukin 18 in rheumatoid arthritis

F Liew, X Wei, I McInnes
PMCID: PMC1766738  PMID: 14532149

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