Antioxidant intervention in rheumatoid arthritis: Results of an open pilot study

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 771-775

  van Vugt, Richard M ^a   Rijken, Philip J ^c   Rietveld, Anton G ^c   van Vugt, Arno C ^b   Dijkmans, Ben A C ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Rheumatology ^*  (Netherlands)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Clinical parameters; Intervention; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; XANTHOPHYLL;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; JOINT SWELLING; LABORATORY TEST; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARGARINE; PILOT PROJECTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43249109520     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-0848-6     Document Type: Article

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