Factors that Influence Biologic Therapy Choices for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP, is a freelance medical writer based in New York City and a pharmacist at New York Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital.

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