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Research Article

Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for refractory severe knee synovitis in patients with peripheral spondyloarthritis: efficacy and predictors of response

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Pages 369-372 | Accepted 13 Feb 2013, Published online: 23 Apr 2013

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