Rituximab versus azathioprine in maintenance therapy of patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
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Authors
- Samira Alesaeidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5805-6344)
- Soheil Tavakolpour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6765-8830)
- Masoud Radnia
- Seyed Behnam Jazayeri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2860-6496)
- Shima Loni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5747-4709)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22088/cjim.16.3.480
- Primary Topic
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00