Increased levels of C-reactive protein in serum from blood donors before the onset of rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2423-2427

  Nielen, Markus M J ^a   Van Schaardenburg, Dirkjan ^a   Reesink, Henk W ^b   Twisk, Jos W R ^c   Van De Stadt, Rob J ^a   Van Der Horst Bruinsma, Irene E ^c   De Gast, Truus ^a   Habibuw, Moud R ^b   Vandenbroucke, Jan P ^d   Dijkmans, Ben A C ^a,c  

^a JAN VAN BREEMEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b Sanquin Bloedbank Regio Noordwest Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOOD DONORS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4043059431     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.20431     Document Type: Article

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