Effect of low dose methotrexate on bone density in women with rheumatoid arthritis: Results from a multicenter cross-sectional study

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1305-1309

  Di Munno, Ombretta ^a   Mazzantini, Maurizio ^a   Sinigaglia, Luigi ^a,b   Bianchi, Gerolamo ^a,c   Minisola, Giovanni ^a,d   Muratore, Maurizio ^a,e   La Corte, Renato ^a,f   Di Matteo, Luigi ^a,g   Canesi, Bianca ^a,h   Caminiti, Maurizio ^a,i   Broggini, Marco ^a,j   Adami, Silvano ^a,k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GAETANO PINI   (Italy)

^c La Colletta Hospital   (Italy)

^d Villa Betania Hospital   (Italy)

^e S Cesareo Hospital   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^h OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

ⁱ Morelli Hospital   (Italy)

^j Ospedale F del Ponte   (Italy)

^k Valeggio Hospital   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Bone loss; Methotrexate; Osteoporosis; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STEROID THERAPY;

AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 3042770431     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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