Cervical complications of rheumatoid arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 355-358

  Kauppi, M J ^a   Barcelos, A ^b   Da Silva, J A P ^b  

^a RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANNUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 14144252894     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2003.020230     Document Type: Article

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