Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 78, 2006, Pages 24-31

  Clegg, Daniel O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis disease modifying antirheumatic drugs; Treatment biologic products

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; AMINOTRANSFERASE; CELECOXIB; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; ETANERCEPT; ETORICOXIB; INFLIXIMAB; KETOPROFEN; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INJECTION SITE REACTION; LIVER TOXICITY; LYMPHOMA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; HUMANS; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 33748487812     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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