Disease activity and disability in women and men with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA): An 8-year followup of a Swedish early RA project

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1101-1107

  Hallert, Eva ^a   Björk, Mathilda ^b   Dahlström, Örjan ^c   Skogh, Thomas ^a   Thyberg, Ingrid ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DETERIORATION; DISABILITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84864472255     PISSN: 2151464X     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.21662     Document Type: Article

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