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Corticosteroid- and cyclophosphamide-free treatment of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis using tocilizumab

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Pages 810-811 | Received 04 Nov 2014, Accepted 15 Feb 2015, Published online: 24 Mar 2015

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