The prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis: Assessment of disease activity and disease severity in the clinic

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 6 A, 1997, Pages

  Wolfe, F ^a  

^a ARTHRITIS RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 0031590687     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(97)90003-6     Document Type: Review

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