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Original Article

Disease activity score in 28 joints at 3 months after the initiation of biologic agent can be a predictive target for switching to the second biologic agent in patients with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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Pages 358-361 | Received 30 Apr 2015, Accepted 09 Aug 2015, Published online: 07 Oct 2015

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