DAS-driven therapy versus routine care in patients with recent-onset active rheumatoid arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-69

  Goekoop Ruiterman, Y P M ^a   De Vries Bouwstra, J K ^b   Kerstens, P J S M ^c   Nielen, M M J ^c   Vos, K ^c   Van Schaardenburg, D ^b,c   Speyer, I ^d   Seys, P E H ^e   Breedveld, F C ^a   Allaart, C F ^a   Dijkmans, B A C ^b,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c JAN VAN BREEMEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^e Lievensberg Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; ETANERCEPT; GOLD DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE 28; DISEASE DURATION; EROSION; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SHARP VAN DER HEIJDE RADIOGRAPHIC SCORE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73449106459     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2008.097683     Document Type: Article

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