Potential impact of observational cohort studies in Japan on rheumatoid arthritis research and practice

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 75-76

  Yamanaka, Hisashi ^a   Tohma, Shigeto ^b  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAGAMIHARA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Prospective; Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; ETANERCEPT; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHORT SURVEY;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; JAPAN; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 33646013879     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: 14397609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10165-006-0464-8     Document Type: Short Survey

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