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Effectiveness of Biologics for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Comes at High Cost
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Title Effectiveness of Biologics for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Comes at High Cost
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/729722?src=rss
Description Biologics can be highly effective for patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), but that effectiveness comes at a high annual cost, researchers from Canada report in the August 25th online advance issue of Arthritis Care & Research. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Rheumatology
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Date Oct 2, 2010
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