Trial of intravenous pulse cyclophosphamide and methylprednisolone in the treatment of severe systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1852-1855

  Wallace, Carol A ^a,b   Sherry, David D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUROTHIOMALATE; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE; ONSET AGE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; REMISSION INDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030833403     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780401019     Document Type: Article

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