Chronic comorbidity in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: A descriptive study

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1511-1517

  Kroot, E J J A ^a   Van Gestel, A M ^a   Swinkels, H L ^a   Albers, M M C ^a   Van de Putte, L B A ^a   Van Riel, P L C M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Disease activity score; Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs; Outcome; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0034944632     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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