Appropriate infliximab infusion dosage and monitoring: results of a panel meeting of rheumatologists, dermatologists and gastroenterologists.

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Published in Br J Clin Pharmacol on January 01, 2011

Authors

Hilbert S de Vries1, Martijn G H van Oijen, Rieke J B Driessen, Elke M G J de Jong, Marjonne C W Creemers, Wietske Kievit, Dirk J de Jong

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

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