Diagnosis and course of early-onset arthritis: Results of a special early arthritis clinic compared to routine patient care

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1084-1088

  Van Der Horst Bruinsma, I E ^b   Speyer, I ^a   Visser, H ^c   Breedveld, F C ^c   Hazes, J M W ^c  

^a MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Early arthritis; Early rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031727365     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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