Sustained remission and reduced radiographic progression with combination disease modifying antirheumatic drugs in early rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 316-321

  Mäkinen, Heidi ^a   Kautiainen, Hannu ^b   Hannonen, Pekka ^a   Möttönen, Timo ^c   Leirisalo Repo, Marjatta ^d   Laasonen, Leena ^e   Korpela, Markku ^f   Blåfield, Harri ^g   Hakola, Mikko ^a   Sokka, Tuulikki ^a,h  

^a JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g SEINÄJOKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^h VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Combination treatment; Disease activity score 28 joint count; Early rheumatoid arthritis; Remission; Sustained remission

Indexed keywords

AURANOFIN; AZATHIOPRINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROGRAPHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION INDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846976105     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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