Interleukin 6 receptor as a target for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

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Published in Ann Rheum Dis on November 01, 2003

Authors

E Choy1

Author Affiliations

1: Academic Department of Rheumatology, GKT School of Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UK. ernest.choy@kcl.ac.uk

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