Effects of leflunomide and methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis detected by digital X-ray radiogrammetry and computer-aided joint space analysis.

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Published in Rheumatol Int on September 12, 2008

Authors

Alexander Pfeil1, Julia Lippold, Thorsten Eidner, Gabriele Lehmann, Peter Oelzner, Diane M Renz, Andreas Hansch, Gunter Wolf, Gert Hein, Werner A Kaiser, Joachim Böttcher

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747, Jena, Germany.

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