Do we still miss the chance of effectively treating early rheumatoid arthritis? New answers from a new study

Rheumatology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 819-820

  Kary, S ^a   Fritz, J ^a   Scherer, H U ^a   Burmester, Gerd R ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; AUTOANTIBODY; CHLOROQUINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; GENOMICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; SYNOVIUM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242884737     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh258     Document Type: Editorial

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