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Sarcoidosis During Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Therapy: No Relapse After Rechallenge

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JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
Volume 36, Issue 12, Pages 2847-2848

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J RHEUMATOL PUBL CO
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090307

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