Rheumatoid arthritis: Not yet curable with early intensive therapy

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9074, 1997, Pages 304-305

  Emery, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOKINE; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; PROSTAGLANDIN; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; JOINT DEGENERATION; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0030856421     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)22031-3     Document Type: Note

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