Aggressive strategies for treating aggressive rheumatoid arthritis: Has the case been proven?

Lancet

Volumn 356, Issue 9225, 2000, Pages 183-184

  Furst, D E ^a  

^a BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID;

BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CELL ACTIVATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNOVIOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0034662099     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02477-6     Document Type: Note

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