Effectiveness of rituximab treatment in primary Sjögren's syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

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Published in Arthritis Rheum on April 01, 2010

Authors

J M Meijer1, P M Meiners, A Vissink, F K L Spijkervet, W Abdulahad, N Kamminga, E Brouwer, C G M Kallenberg, H Bootsma

Author Affiliations

1: University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.

Associated clinical trials:

Rituximab Treatment in Sjogren's Syndrome | NCT00363350

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