Early changes in bone metabolism in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with infliximab [1] (multiple letters)

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2996-2997

  Vis, M ^a   Wolbink, G J ^b   Lodder, M C ^a   Kostense, P J ^a   Van de Stadt, R J ^c   De Koning, M H M T ^c   Dijkmans, B A C ^a   Lems, W F ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SLOTERVAART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c JAN VAN BREEMEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFLIXIMAB; PROCOLLAGEN; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; BONE METABOLISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BONE AND BONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0142103912     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.11292     Document Type: Letter

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