Ankylosing spondylitis in Shantou, China: 15 Years' clinical experience

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1816-1821

  Zeng, Qing Yu ^a  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Antirheumatic drugs; Clinical features; Therapeutic response slow acting

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HLA B27 ANTIGEN; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII EXTRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SACROILIAC JOINT; SPINE; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041528388     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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