Characteristics of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in France: A study of 1109 patients managed by hospital based rheumatologist

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1235-1240

  Sany, J ^b   Bourgeois, P ^c   Saraux, A ^d   Durieux, S ^a,e   Lafuma, A ^f   Daures J P ^b   Guillemin, F ^g   Sibilia, J ^h  

^a Hopital Saint Michel   (France)

^b LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Hospital Saint Michel   (France)

^f CEMKA EVAL   (France)

^g Ecole de Sante Publique   (France)

^h HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 4344658713     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2003.013110     Document Type: Article

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