Early developments in combination therapy

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 6 SUPPL. 18, 1999, Pages

  Scott, D L ^a,b   Farrow, S ^a   Yeo, S I ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Combination therapy; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; AURANOFIN; AZATHIOPRINE; CHLORAMBUCIL; CHLOROQUINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GOLD SALT; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LEVAMISOLE; METHOTREXATE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLAMINE; PREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032695177     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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