Benefits of low-dose corticosteroids in rheumatoid arthritis

Bulletin on the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 4-7

  Cohen, Marc D ^a   Conn, Doyt L ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTISONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TIME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ASPIRIN; CLINICAL TRIALS; CORTISONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLACEBOS; PREDNISOLONE; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031154682     PISSN: 00075248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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