Biochemical indices of response to hydroxychloroquine and sodium aurothiomalate in rheumatoid arthritis.

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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

سال: 1981

ISSN: 0003-4967

DOI: 10.1136/ard.40.5.480