Treat-to-target in systemic lupus erythematosus: recommendations from an international task force
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Treat-to-target in systemic lupus erythematosus: recommendations from an international task force.
The principle of treating-to-target has been successfully applied to many diseases outside rheumatology and more recently to rheumatoid arthritis. Identifying appropriate therapeutic targets and pursuing these systematically has led to improved care for patients with these diseases and useful guidance for healthcare providers and administrators. Thus, an initiative to evaluate possible therapeu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0003-4967,1468-2060
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-205139