Patients with limited rheumatoid arthritis-related interstitial lung disease have a better prognosis than those with extensive disease

Rheumatology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 620-

  Sathi, Navtej ^a   Urwin, Thomas ^b   Desmond, Sean ^c   Dawson, Julie K ^d  

^a DONCASTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST HELENS AND KNOWSLEY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING CESSATION;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE;

EID: 79952020412     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq426     Document Type: Letter

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