Studying the benefit/risk ratio of glucocorticoids in rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 661-663

  Boers, Maarten ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34247376974     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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