Initiation of rheumatoid arthritis treatments and the risk of serious infections.

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Published in Rheumatology (Oxford) on November 11, 2009

Authors

Carlos G Grijalva1, Lisa Kaltenbach, Patrick G Arbogast, Edward F Mitchel, Marie R Griffin

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Preventive Medicine, Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1500 21st Avenue Suite 2600, The Village at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN 37232-2637, USA. carlos.grijalva@vanderbilt.edu

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