Accuracy of intra-articular injections in peripheral joints performed blindly in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1792-1794

  Lopes, R V ^a   Furtado, R N V ^a   Parmigiani, L ^a   Rosenfeld, A ^a   Fernandes, A R C ^a   Natour, J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Arthritis; Corticosteroid; Injections; Intra articular injection; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; CORTICOSTEROID; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE; TRIAMCINOLONE HEXACETONIDE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG EFFICACY; EDEMA; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MORNING STIFFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHOULDER; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WRIST;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 56649122117     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ken355     Document Type: Article

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