Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis and Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Could Abatacept be the Answer?

J Clin Rheumatol

School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University, Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University, Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK; and Rheumatology Clinical Research Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University, Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.

Published: March 2017

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