Measurement of the serum leptin level could assist disease activity monitoring in rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 537-540

  Lee, Sang Won ^a   Park, Min Chan ^a   Park, Yong Beom ^a   Lee, Soo Kon ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Disease activity; Leptin; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENOPAUSE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33947137320     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-006-0253-x     Document Type: Article

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