J Rheum Dis.  2017 Apr;24(2):123-124. 10.4078/jrd.2017.24.2.123.

Add-on Clarithromycin and Tacrolimus Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of General Medicine, JCHO Hokkaido Hospital, Sapporo, Japan. masshi@isis.ocn.ne.jp

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Arthritis, Rheumatoid*
Clarithromycin*
Tacrolimus*
Clarithromycin
Tacrolimus

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