Radiographic damage in large joints in early rheumatoid arthritis: Relationship with radiographic damage in hands and feet, disease activity, and physical disability

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 855-860

  Kuper, H H ^a   Van Leeuwen, M A ^a   Van Riel, P L C M ^b   Prevoo, M L L ^b   Houtman, P M ^c   Lolkema, W F ^a   Van Rijswijk, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cumulative disease activity; Early RA; Large joints; Physical disability; Prognostic factors; Radiographic damage; Small joints

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; ELBOW; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; HAND; HEEL; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT DESTRUCTION; KNEE; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHOULDER;

EID: 0030798271     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/36.8.855     Document Type: Article

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