Anti-malarials: Are There Benefits Beyond Mild Disease?

Tarun Sharma1, Erika Joyce2, Mary Chester Wasko1
1Division of Rheumatology, Lupus Center of Excellence, Allegheny Health Network, 4800 Friendship Avenue, North Tower 2600, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA
2Department of Medicine, Lupus Center of Excellence, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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