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Original Article

Effectiveness of whole-body magnetic resonance imaging for the efficacy of biologic anti-rheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A retrospective pilot study

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Pages 953-960 | Received 16 Aug 2016, Accepted 16 Dec 2016, Published online: 01 Feb 2017

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