Rheumatologists' recommended patient information when prescribing methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 539-545

  Thompson, Andrew E ^a   Bashook, Philip G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

DMARDs; Information; Methotrexate; Patient; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952061556     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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