2011 remission criteria are a new benchmark for RA therapy

Nature Reviews Rheumatology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 317-318

  Bykerk, Vivian P ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNOVITIS; TENDER JOINT COUNT; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RHEUMATOLOGY; STANDARD;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BENCHMARKING; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REMISSION INDUCTION; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 79958158140     PISSN: 17594790     EISSN: 17594804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrrheum.2011.63     Document Type: Article

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