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Possibilities for the immunotherapy of rheumatoid arthritis

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    F. C. Breedveld & R. R. P. De Vries

  2. Bloodbank, University Hospital, 2300, RC Leiden, The Netherlands

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Breedveld, F.C., De Vries, R.R.P. Possibilities for the immunotherapy of rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol 9, 171–175 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02031964

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