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Original Research

Patient Satisfaction And Disease Control In Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Is Not Affected By Switching From Intravenous Belimumab To Subcutaneous Injections

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Pages 1889-1894 | Published online: 04 Nov 2019

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