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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Cyclosporin A therapy for interstitial pneumonitis associated with rheumatic disease

Y. TokanoDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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H. OgasawaraDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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S. AndoDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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T. FujiiDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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H. KanekoDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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N. TamuraDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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T. YanoDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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K. HirokawaDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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T. FukazawaDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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A. MurashimaDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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S. KobayashiDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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I. SekigawaDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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Y. TakasakiDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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N. IidaDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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H. HashimotoDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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Pages 305-310 | Received 29 Jun 2001, Accepted 30 Apr 2002, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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