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Disease Activity, Physical Function, and Radiographic Progression After Longterm Therapy with Adalimumab Plus Methotrexate: 5-Year Results of PREMIER

DÉSIRÉE van der HEIJDE, FERDINAND C. BREEDVELD, ARTHUR KAVANAUGH, EDWARD C. KEYSTONE, ROBERT LANDEWÉ, KAUSHIK PATRA and AILEEN L. PANGAN
The Journal of Rheumatology November 2010, 37 (11) 2237-2246; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.100208
DÉSIRÉE van der HEIJDE
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