The timing of low dose glucocorticoid therapy in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Pain Clinic

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 305-312

  Karatay, Saliha ^a   Şenel, Kazim ^a   Uǧur, Mahir ^a   Yildirim, Kadir ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids; Rheumatoid arthritis; Timing of administration; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; LANSOPRAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; OBSERVATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0036309850     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685690260138910     Document Type: Article

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