EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus. Report of a Task Force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics

Bertsias, G, Ioannidis, J P A, Boletis, J, Bombardieri, S, Cervera, R, Dostal, C, Font, J, Gilboe, I M +13 more·2008·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

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