Early radiographic joint space narrowing and erosion and later malalignment in rheumatoid arthritis: A longitudinal analysis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 636-640

  Pincus, Theodore ^a,d   Fuchs, Howard A ^a   Callahan, Leigh F ^b   Nance Jr , E Paul ^a   Kaye, Jeremy J ^c  

^a VUSM

^b Div of Rheumatology and Immunology

^c S Vincent's Hosp and Med Center

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Erosion; Joint space narrowing; Malalignment; Radiograph; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CAVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HAND; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; WRIST;

EID: 0031954381     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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