Leflunomide and methotrexate combination therapy in daily clinical practice [2]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 833-834

  Dendooven, A ^a   De Rycke, L ^a   Verhelst, X ^a   Mielants, H ^a   Veys, E M ^a   De Keyser, F ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE;

ALOPECIA; ANEMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; NAUSEA; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ISOXAZOLES; METHOTREXATE;

EID: 33744483760     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2005.043620     Document Type: Letter

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