Does the age of onset of rheumatoid arthritis influence phenotype?: A prospective study of outcome and prognostic factors

Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 228-234

  Pease, C T ^a,b   Bhakta, B B ^a   Devlin, J ^a   Emery, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age at onset; Erosions; Prospective study; Remission; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT DESTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHENOTYPE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032729991     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/38.3.228     Document Type: Article

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