Rheumatoid factor is a marker of disease severity in Korean rheumatoid arthritis

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 464-470

  Shin, Yoo Seob ^a   Choi, Jeong Hee ^a   Nahm, Dong Ho ^a   Park, Hae Sim ^a   Cho, Jae Hyun ^a   Suh, Chang Hee ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antirheumatic drug; Combination therapy; Inflammation; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatoid factor

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METHOTREXATE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; KOREA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORNING STIFFNESS; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 24644459788     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2005.46.4.464     Document Type: Article

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