The outcome of knee synovitis in early arthritis provides guidelines for management

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 82-85

  Devlin, J ^a   Gough, A ^a   Huissoon, A ^b   Perkins, P ^c   Jubb, R ^d   Emery, Paul ^a  

^a Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knee synovitis; Monoarthritis; Outcome; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYARTHRITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 0034053433     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100670050021     Document Type: Article

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