Reappraisal of cervical spine subluxation in Thai patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 14-18

  Pisitkun, Prapaporn ^a   Pattarowas, Chantana ^a   Siriwongpairat, Pimjai ^a   Totemchokchyakarn, Kitti ^a   Nantiruj, Kanokrat ^a   Janwityanujit, Suchela ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Rheumatoid arthritis; Subluxation

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; BONE EROSION; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGAMENT DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE DISEASE; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THAILAND;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND;

EID: 1342305309     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-003-0782-6     Document Type: Article

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