Late-onset rheumatoid arthritis: Is pitting oedema of the hands at onset a good prognostic indicator?

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 214-219

  Bhakta, B B ^a   Pease, C T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pitting oedema; Prognostic factor; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0030860072     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/36.2.214     Document Type: Article

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