Biologics in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) - Recommendations for Swiss practice

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 141, Issue MAY, 2011, Pages

  Dudler, Jean ^a   Möller, Burkhard ^b   Michel, Beat A ^c   Villiger, Peter M ^b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anti TNF; Biologics; Guidelines; Rheumatoid arthritis; Treatment optimisation

Indexed keywords

LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITOR; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

BONE EROSION; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; REMISSION; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT INDICATION; WORK DISABILITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; REMISSION INDUCTION; SWITZERLAND; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 80052057359     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4414/smw.2011.13189     Document Type: Review

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