Remission and response to early treatment of RA assessed by the disease activity score

Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1031-1036

  Svensson, B ^a,d   Schaufelberger, C ^b   Teleman, A ^a   Theander, J ^c  

^a Spenshult's Hosp for Rheum Dis   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disease activity score; Early rheumatoid arthritis; Individual response criteria; Remission criteria

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; AURANOFIN; CORTICOSTEROID; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0033826343     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/39.9.1031     Document Type: Article

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