Apremilast: A Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor for the Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis

Rheumatology and Therapy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mease, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apremilast; Otezla; PALACE clinical trial program; Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor; Psoriatic arthritis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929335503     PISSN: 21986576     EISSN: 21986584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40744-014-0005-4     Document Type: Review

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