Neck problems in rheumatoid arthritis - Changing disease patterns, surgical treatments and patients' expectations

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1183-1184

  Choi, David ^a   Casey, A T H ^a   Crockard, H A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 1 ANTIBODY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ANTIBODY;

ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DEATH; EDITORIAL; EXPECTATION; INCIDENCE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL RISK;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; DISLOCATIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTERLEUKIN-1; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FUSION; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 33749604850     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel251     Document Type: Editorial

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