Influence of cyclosporin A on radiological progression in early rheumatoid arthritis patients: A 42-month prospective study

Rheumatology International

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 113-118

  Drosos, A A ^a   Voulgari, P V ^a   Katsaraki, A ^a   Zikou, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin A; Early rheumatoid arthritis; Methotrexate; Radiological progression

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; GINGIVA HYPERPLASIA; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRICHOSIS; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034070295     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002960050113     Document Type: Article

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