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Surgery in rheumatoid arthritis patients under anti-TNF-α therapy: what is the risk?

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Wendling, D. Surgery in rheumatoid arthritis patients under anti-TNF-α therapy: what is the risk?. Clin Rheumatol 26, 1396–1397 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-007-0585-2

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