Clinical course and remission rate in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: Relationship to outcome after 5 years

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1324-1329

  Eberhardt, K ^a   Fex, E ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disease course; Outcome; Prognosis; Remission; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; CORTICOSTEROID; EPITOPE; GOLD DERIVATIVE; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLAMINE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPITOPES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032427190     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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