Sulphasalazine in rheumatoid arthritis: A double blind comparison of sulphasalazine with placebo and sodium aurothiomalate

British Medical Journal

Volumn 287, Issue 6399, 1983, Pages 1102-1104

  Pullar, T ^a   Hunter, J A ^a   Capell, H A ^a  

^a Univ Dep Med Cent Rheum Dis Glasgow G4 0EH ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUROTHIOMALATE; NITRITE; PLACEBO; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JOINT; MOUTH; MOUTH ULCER; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROTEINURIA; RASH; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN TOXICITY; THERAPY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VOMITING;

EID: 0020503084     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.287.6399.1102     Document Type: Article

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