Are rheumatologists' treatment decisions influenced by patients' age?

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1555-1557

  Fraenkel, Liana ^a   Rabidou, N ^a   Dhar, R ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Disease modifying anti rheumatic drugs; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; PREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SIMULATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG PREFERENCE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 33751413086     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel144     Document Type: Article

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