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Original Research

Acceptability of switching adalimumab from a prefilled syringe to an autoinjection pen

, PharmD PhD, , MD, , PharmD PhD, , PharmD & , PharmD PhD
Pages 301-307 | Published online: 08 Jan 2010

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