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Intravenous application of omega-3 fatty acids in a patient with active spondylarthropathy—a case report

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  1. Second Department of Medicine, Humanisklinikum Lower Austria, Lower Austrian Center for Rheumatology, Stockerau, Landstrasse 18, A-2000, Stockerau, Austria

    Christian Fassl, Judith Sautner, Bernhard Rintelen & Burkhard F. Leeb

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Medication was supplied by Fresenius Kabi, Austria.

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Fassl, C., Sautner, J., Rintelen, B. et al. Intravenous application of omega-3 fatty acids in a patient with active spondylarthropathy—a case report. Clin Rheumatol 25, 577–578 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-005-0027-y

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