Biotechnological Drugs: The Breakthrough in Autoimmune Rheumatic Conditions
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1 Division of Rheumatology, University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Viale Golgi 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy 2 Sections of Rheumatology and Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA, USA 3Division of Rheumatology, Mainz University Hospital and ACURA Rheumatology Center, Kaiser-Wilhelm Street 9-11, Rhineland-Palatinate, 55543 Bad Kreuznach, Germany
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تاریخ انتشار 2014