Early management of newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis by Canadian rheumatologists: A national, multicenter, retrospective cohort

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2342-2345

  Tavares, Ruben ^a   Pope, Janet E ^b   Tremblay, Jean Luc ^c   Thorne, Carter ^d   Bykerk, Vivian P ^e   Lazovskis, Juris ^j   Blocka, Kenneth L N ^l   Bell, Mary J ^f   Lacaille, Diane ^k   Hitchon, Carol A ^l   Fitzgerald, Avril A ^m   Fidler, Wesley K ⁿ   Bookman, Arthur A M ^g   Henderson, James M ^o   Mosher, Dianne P ^p   Sholter, Dalton E ^q   Khraishi, Majed ^r   Haraoui, Boulos ^s   Chen, Hong ^h   Li, Xiuying ^h   Laupacis, Andreas ⁱ   Boire, Gilles ^t   Tomlinson, George ^h   Bombardier, Claire ^h   more..

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Centre hospitalier regional de Trois Rivieres   (Canada)

^d SOUTHLAKE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

ⁱ ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^j Cape Breton Regional Hospital   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

ⁿ St Joseph Health Centre   (Canada)

^o Fredericton Medical Centre   (Canada)

^p DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^q UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^r MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^s UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^t UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Disease modifying antirheumatic Drugs; Physician practice patterns; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80155126095     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.110249     Document Type: Article

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