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Original

Drug survival and reasons for discontinuation of intramuscular methotrexate: a study of 212 consecutive patients switching from oral methotrexate

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Pages 102-106 | Received 01 Jul 2005, Accepted 07 Sep 2005, Published online: 25 Aug 2009

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