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Volume 34, Issue 4, December 2023



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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2021;32(4):290-315
Tuberculosis in Children with Rheumatic Diseases on Biologic Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs: A Narrative Review
Authors Information

1. Department of Clinical Immunology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India

2. Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Kasaragod, India

3. Arthritis and Rheumatology Clinic, Delhi, India

4. University of Florence, School of Health Science, Rheumatology Unit, Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy

5. Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India

6. Bristol Royal Hospital for Children & University of Bristol, United Kingdom

7. Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India

C Kavadichanda, MB Adarsh, L Gupta 

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