Cervical spine involvement is rare in early arthritis [6]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 973-974

  Van Eijk, I C ^a   Nielen, M M J ^a   Van Soesbergen, R M ^a   Hamburger, H L ^b   Kerstens, P J S M ^a   Dijkmans, B A C ^a,c   Van Schaardenburg, D ^a,c,d  

^a JAN VAN BREEMEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b SLOTERVAART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; CERVICAL SPINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POLYARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 33745700447     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2005.041269     Document Type: Letter

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