AB0379 IS MYCOPHENOLATE SODIUM (MYFORTIC) SIMILARLY EFFECTIVE AS MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL (CELLCEPT) IN TREATMENT OF LUPUS NEPHRITIS? EXPERIENCE FROM NON-MEDICAL SWITCHING REAL WORLD DATA IN TAIWAN
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Treatment of lupus nephritis by mycophenolate mofetil.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0003-4967,1468-2060
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.2325