Variability in the use of orthopedic surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Spain

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1485-1490

  Loza, Estibaliz ^a   Abásolo, Lydia ^a   Clemente, Daniel ^a   López González, Ruth ^a   Rodríguez, Luis ^a   Vadillo, Cristina ^a   Fernández Gutiérrez, Benjamin ^a   Macarrón, Pilar ^a   Jover, Juan A ^a   Hernández García, César ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Orthopedic surgery; Rheumatoid arthritis; Variability

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LONG TERM CARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 34447540006     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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