Diagnosing early or rheumatoid arthritis. Which is better: Expert opinion or evidence?

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2375-2377

  Fautrel, Bruno ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; METHOTREXATE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 70450184397     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.091045     Document Type: Editorial

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