Chikungunya virus aches and pains: An emerging challenge

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2921-2922

  Chopra, Arvind ^a   Anuradha, V ^a   Lagoo Joshi, V ^a   Kunjir, V ^a   Salvi, S ^a   Saluja, M ^a  

^a Center for Rheumatic Diseases   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; METHOTREXATE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NONARTICULAR RHEUMATISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEROLOGY; SHOULDER PAIN; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; SULFASALAZINE;

EID: 51849118363     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.23753     Document Type: Article

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