The new classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis and their impact on therapeutic decisions

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 539-541

  Combe, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Classification criteria; Diagnosis; Early arthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Undifferentiated arthritis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOM; SYNOVITIS;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; EUROPE; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855979536     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: 17787254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2011.10.002     Document Type: Editorial

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