Can we increase the effectiveness of anti-TNF therapy?

Czech version

Authors: M. Bortlík
Authors‘ workplace: Interní klinika 1. LF UK a ÚVN – VFN Praha ; Farmakologický ústav, 1. LF UK a VFN v Praze ; Klinické a výzkumné centrum pro střevní záněty ISCARE I. V. F. a. s., Praha
Published in: Gastroent Hepatol 2018; 72(1): 6-7
Category: Editorial

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