A comparison of the efficacy and safety of leflunomide and methotrexate for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology - Tập 39 Số 6 - Trang 655-665 - 2000
Paul Emery1, FC Breedveld, E.‐M. Lemmel, J. P. Kaltwasser, P. T. Dawes, B Gömör, Filip Van den Bosch, Dan Nordström, Olav Bjørneboe, Rasmus Holmboe Dahl, Kim Hørslev‐Petersen, Arturo Rodríguez de la Serna, Miriam Molloy, Mohammed Tikly, Christine Oed, Ronald Rosenburg, I Loew-Friedrich
1Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds School of Medicine, Leeds, UK.

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