Basic treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis. Abstaining from rheumatological care and preferring alternative medicine increase the risk of undertreatment;Basistherapie bei früher rheumatoider arthritis. Verzicht auf rheumatologische mitbetreuung und präferenz für alternativmedizin erhöhen das risiko einer unterversorgung

Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-128

  Westhoff, G ^a   Zink, A ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES RHEUMA FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continuation of therapy; Disease modifying antirheumatic drug; Early RA inception cohort; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatological care

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RHEUMATOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 33947494213     PISSN: 03401855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00393-007-0153-9     Document Type: Article

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