Disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis during pregnancy: Results from a nationwide prospective study

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1241-1248

  De Man, Yaël A ^a   Dolhain, Radboud J E M ^a   Van De Geijn, Fleur E ^a   Willemsen, Sten P ^a   Hazes, Johanna M W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; CONVALESCENCE; JOINT; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54949149516     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24003     Document Type: Article

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