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The inadequate anti-tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

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    Pinar Borman, Figen Ayhan & Esma Ceceli

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Borman, P., Ayhan, F. & Ceceli, E. The inadequate anti-tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Rheumatol Int 30, 1689–1690 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-009-1283-y

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