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Treatment of the inflammatory myopathies: update and practical recommendations

Gerald JD Hengstman Catharina Hospital, Department of Neurology, PO Box 1350, 5602 ZA Eindhoven, The Netherlands +31 40 2397050; [email protected]; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Neuromuscular Centre Nijmegen, Department of Neurology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
, MD PhD,
Frank HJ van den Hoogen Department of Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
, MD PhD &
Baziel GM van Engelen Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Neuromuscular Centre Nijmegen, Department of Neurology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
, MD PhD
Pages 1183-1190 | Published online: 30 Apr 2009

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