Efficacy of intraarticular infliximab in patients with chronic or recurrent gonarthritis: A clinical randomized trial

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 974-978

  Van Der Bijl, A E ^a   Teng, Y K O ^a   Van Oosterhout, M ^a   Breedveld, F C ^a   Allaart, C F ^a   Huizinga, T W J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ANALGESIC AGENT; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHRITIS; LOCAL THERAPY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETREATMENT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650486291     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24513     Document Type: Article

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