Anemia in rheumatoid arthritis: High prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia in Indian patients

Rheumatology International

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1091-1095

  Agrawal, Sumeet ^a   Misra, Ramnath ^a   Aggarwal, Amita ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hematopoiesis; Hepcidin; Inflammatory arthritis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INDIA; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33749011413     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-006-0133-4     Document Type: Article

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