Comparison of azathioprine, methotrexate, and the combination of both in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1992, Pages 849-856

  Willkens, Robert F ^a   Urowitz, Murray B ^b   Stablein, Donald M ^c   Mckendry, Robert J R ^d   Berger, Robert G ^e   Box, Jane H ^f   Fiechtner, Justus J ^g   Fudman, Edward J ^h   Paul Hudson, N ⁱ   Marks, Cara R ^j   Brooks, Raye ^k   Rooney, Theodore W ^l   Rubin, Bernard R ^m   Schmid, Frank R ⁿ   Segal, Allen M ^o   Thomas, James W ^h   Goldstein, Alben G ^p   Yunus, Muhammad B ^q   Wortmann, Robert L ^r   Sherrer, Yvonne R S ^s  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c EMMES CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Arthritis Center   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^h BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^k VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l Mercy Arthritis Center   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

ⁿ NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^o LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^p University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria ^*  (United States)

^q UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^r MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^s DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AGED; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AZATHIOPRINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIVER; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGE; STATISTICS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0026643335     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780350802     Document Type: Article

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