Effectiveness of a clinical practice intervention in early rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 321-330

  Descalzo, Miguel Ángel ^a   Carbonell, Jordi ^b   González Álvaro, Isidoro ^c   Sanmartí, Raimon ^d   Balsa, Alejandro ^e   Hernandez Barrera, Valentín ^f   Román Ivorra, José Andrés ^g   Ivorra Cortés, José ^h   Lisbona, Pilar ^b   Alperi, Mercedes ⁱ   Jiménez Garcia, Rodrigo ^f   Carmona, Loreto ^j  

^a UNIDAD DE INVESTIGACIÓN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^j CAMILO JOSÉ CELA UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY INTERVENTION; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SPAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROGRAPHY; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859813038     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20682     Document Type: Article

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