Prevalence of atopy in rheumatoid arthritis in Sivas, Turkey. A prospective clinical study

Rheumatology International

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 267-271

  Kaptanoglu, E ^a,c   Akkurt, I ^a   Sahin, O ^a   Hocaoglu, S ^a   Nacitarhan, V ^a   Elden, H ^a   Serhan, E ^b  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Atopy; Eczema; Hay fever; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYMPTOM; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; ECZEMA; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; TURKEY;

EID: 4644359884     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-003-0369-1     Document Type: Article

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