Disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: Fibrinogen is superior to the erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 315-319

  Arvidson, N G ^a   Larsson, A ^a   Larsen, A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; C reactive protein; Inflammation; MHAQ

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN;

ACCURACY; ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE MARKER; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036316755     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655102760145889     Document Type: Article

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