Can progression of radiographic joint damage be predicted early in rheumatoid arthritis?

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 905-907

  Voskuyl, Alexandre E ^a   Boers, Maarten ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; JOINT INJURY; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; JOINTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0038076326     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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