The Decreasing Prevalence of Uveitis Associated with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: Do NSAIDs Play a Role?

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 151-155

  Lee, Dave H ^a   Daud, Umar ^b   Wipfl, Jeff ^a   Pepmueller, Peri H ^a,b   Davitt, Bradley V ^a   Moore, Terry L ^a,b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Iridocyclitis; Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; IBUPROFEN; NABUMETONE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TOLMETIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERODIAGNOSIS; UVEITIS;

EID: 0345686628     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RHU.0000073435.88981.8c     Document Type: Article

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