Decreased need of large joint replacement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in a specialized Brazilian center

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 549-550

  De Piano, Luciana Pereira Almeida ^a   Golmia, Ricardo Prado ^a   Scheinberg, Morton Aaron ^a,b  

^a AACD   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Total hip replacement; Total joint replacement; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; HUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; BRAZIL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79954429370     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-010-1629-6     Document Type: Article

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