Low-dose methotrexate treatment for oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis nonresponsive to intra-articular corticosteroids

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 612-614

  Brik, Riva ^a   Gepstein, Vardit ^a   Berkovitz, Drora ^a  

^a MEYER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Intra articular; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Methotrexate; Oligoarticular

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; EMLA; ETANERCEPT; IBUPROFEN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMISSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27844469668     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-005-1116-7     Document Type: Article

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