Rheumatoid arthritis: Treatment of early disease

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 405-414

  Boers, Maarten ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; ETANERCEPT; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; PANNUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0035000712     PISSN: 0889857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-857X(05)70209-X     Document Type: Article

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