Declines in erythrocyte sedimentation rates in patients with rheumatoid arthritis over the second half of the 20th century

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1596-1599

  Abelson, Benjamin ^a   Sokka, Tuulikki ^b   Pincus, Theodore ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Milder disease; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPAIN; SWEDEN;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; MORTALITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 68849087178     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.081255     Document Type: Article

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