An experimental study of a Mediterranean diet intervention for patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 208-214

  Skoldstam L ^a   Hagfors, L ^b   Johansson, G ^b  

^a KALMAR COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; AURANOFIN; CHLOROQUINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DICLOFENAC; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TRIAMCINOLONE HEXACETONIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BODY WEIGHT; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0037370766     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.62.3.208     Document Type: Article

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