Early rheumatoid arthritis - Rapid help is double help;Frühe rheumatoide arthritis - Wer schnell hilft, hilft doppelt

Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 693-702

  Aringer, M ^a   Leuchten, N ^a   Machold, K P ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Methotrexate; Polyarthritis; Prednisone; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatoid factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

CONSULTATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MONOTHERAPY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICIAN; POLYARTHRITIS; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REMISSION; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SENSITIZATION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 37449017626     PISSN: 03401855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00393-007-0238-5     Document Type: Review

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