Efficacy of Vitamin D in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis receiving methotrexate therapy

Rheumatology International

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2129-2133

  Salesi, Mansour ^a   Farajzadegan, Ziba ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Disease activity index; Rheumatoid arthritis; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CHLOROQUINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE 28; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; LIVER ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHLOROQUINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84863990315     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-1944-5     Document Type: Article

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