Intensive immunosuppression and autologous stem cell transplantation for patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis: the Leiden experience.

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Published in J Rheumatol Suppl on October 01, 2001

Authors

J M van Laar1, R J Verburg, W E Fibbe, F C Breedveld

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands. j.m.van_laar@lumc.nl

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