Efficacy of SLZ and MTX (alone or combination) on the treatment of active sacroiliitis in early AS

Rheumatology International

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1523-1527

  Kabasakal, Yasemin ^a   Kitapcioglu, Gul ^a   Yargucu, Figen ^a   Taylan, Ali ^b   Argın, Mehmet ^a   Gumusdis, Gurbuz ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SSK Tepecik Teaching Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Active sacroiliitis; DMARDS; Magnetic resonance; Methotrexate; Sulphasalazine

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACROILIITIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 69049099887     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-009-1057-6     Document Type: Article

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