Variation in the initial treatment of knee monoarthritis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A survey of pediatric rheumatologists in the United States and Canada

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1918-1924

  Beukelman, Timothy ^a   Guevara, James P ^a   Albert, Daniel A ^b   Sherry, David D ^a   Burnham, Jon M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Knee; Questionnaire; Survey; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFECTION RISK; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; KNEE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MONARTHRITIS; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED STATES;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; METHOTREXATE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SULFASALAZINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35948933371     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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