Progressive heart block in active rheumatoid arthritis

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 544-545

  Adhiyaman, V ^a  

^a WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033739481     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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