Patterns of radiological progression in early rheumatoid arthritis: Results of an 8 year prospective study

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 417-426

  Plant, Michael J ^a,b,g   Jones, Peter W ^a,c   Saklatvala, Jacqueline ^a,d   Ollier, William E R ^a,e   Dawes, Peter T ^a,f  

^a HAYWOOD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f Staffordshire Rheumatology Centre   (United Kingdom)

^g WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Followup study; Foot; Hand; Radiography; Radiological progression; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; EROSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HAND DISEASE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT CAVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0031936471     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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