The extraarticular symptoms influence ACR response in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with biomedicine: A single-blind, randomized, controlled, multicenter trial in 194 patients

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-55

  Zhang, Chi ^a   Zha, Qing Lin ^b   He, Yi Ting ^c   Jiang, Miao ^a   Lü, Cheng ^a   Lü, Ai Ping ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^d SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese medicine; Rheumatoid arthritis; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; METHOTREXATE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE DISORDER; CHINESE MEDICINE; COLD INTOLERANCE; COLD JOINT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; JOINT SWELLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WAIST SORENESS;

EID: 79956132216     PISSN: 02552922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(11)60012-5     Document Type: Article

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