Improved medical and surgical management of cervical spine disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis over 10 years

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 434-438

  Hamilton, Jennifer D ^a   Gordon, Margaret Mary ^a   McInnes, Iain B ^a   Johnston, Robin A ^b   Madhok, Rajan ^a   Capell, Hilary A ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BABINSKI REFLEX; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034041287     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.59.6.434     Document Type: Article

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