Use of Clinical Measures to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Clinical Setting
Release Date: Aug 05, 2009    Expiration Date: Aug 04, 2010
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Faculty
Martin J. Bergman, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Chief, Division of Rheumatology
Taylor Hospital
Ridley, Pennsylvania
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Martin J. Bergman, MD, has received a grant from and has been an advisor, a consultant, and a speaker for Abbott and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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