Glucocorticoids in rheumatology: Indications and routes of administration

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 5 SUPPL. 68, 2011, Pages

  Jacobs, J W G ^a   Bijlsma, J W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid; Indications; Rheumatic conditions; Route of administration; Therapy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; GLUCOCORTICOID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BONE NECROSIS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; EPICONDYLITIS; GOUT; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MERALGIA PARESTHETICA; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; STEROID THERAPY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS; TENOSYNOVITIS;

DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RHEUMATOLOGY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 81155148736     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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