Rheumatoid arthritis: neuroendocrine immune integrated physiopathogenetic perspectives and therapy.

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Published in Rheum Dis Clin North Am on February 01, 2005

Authors

Alfonse T Masi1, Jean C Aldag, Johannes W G Jacobs

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, One Illini Drive, PO Box 1649, Peoria, IL 61656, USA. amasi@uic.edu

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