Relationship between histological findings and clinical findings in rheumatoid arthritis

Pathology International

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 527-533

  Matsuno, Hiroaki ^a   Yudoh, Kazuo ^b   Nakazawa, Fujio ^a   Koizumi, Fumitomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs; Histological findings; Rheumatoid arthritis; X ray assessment

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; METHOTREXATE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; SYNOVIUM; X RAY;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 0036413782     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.2002.01389.x     Document Type: Article

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