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Musculoskeletal

The cost-effectiveness of a bimekizumab versus IL-17A inhibitors treatment-pathway in patients with active axial spondyloarthritis in Scotland

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Pages 682-696 | Received 27 Feb 2024, Accepted 09 Apr 2024, Published online: 02 May 2024

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