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Letters to the Editor

Two cases of ulcerative colitis developing in rheumatoid arthritis patients during abatacept therapy

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Pages 1270-1271 | Received 06 Jul 2014, Accepted 11 Jul 2014, Published online: 13 Aug 2014

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