Role of Opticare eye drop delivery system in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2615-2618

  Averns, Henry ^a,b   Hall, Jackie ^a   Webley, Michael ^a  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH DEVON DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compliance; Keratoconjunctivitis sicca; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; EYE DROPS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG PACKAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 0032755695     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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