Age adjustment corrects for apparent differences in erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein values at the onset of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis in younger and older patients

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1040-1042

  Ranganath, Veena K ^a   Elashoff, David A ^a   Khanna, Dinesh ^a   Park, Grace ^b   Peter, James B ^b   Paulus, Harold E ^b,c  

^a Department of Biostatistics and Nursing ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute phase reactants; Age adjustment; C reactive protein; Early rheumatoid arthritis; Elderly; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHELOMETRY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 20444486139     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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