A double-blind comparison of parenteral methotrexate and parenteral gold in the treatment of early erosive rheumatoid arthritis: An interim report on 102 patients after 12 months

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 21, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 1991, Pages 13-20

  Rau, R ^a   Herborn, G ^a   Karger, T ^a   Menninger, H ^a   Elhardt, D ^a   Schmitt, J ^b  

^a Rheumaklinik Ratingen USA ^*

^b Rheumazentrum Bad Abbach USA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

gold treatment; methotrexate treatment; radiological evaluation; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

AUROTHIOMALATE; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EROSION; FEMALE; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RASH; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STOMATITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROGRAPHY; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GOLD SODIUM THIOMALATE; HUMAN; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; JOINTS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGE; PAIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0026040238     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0049-0172(91)90047-4     Document Type: Article

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