Insights in the relationship of joint space narrowing versus erosive joint damage and physical functioning of patients with RA

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 870-874

  Koevoets, R ^a   Dirven, L ^a   Klarenbeek, N B ^a   Van Krugten, M V ^b   Ronday, H K ^c   Van Der Heijde, D M F M ^a   Huizinga, T W J ^a   Kerstens, P S J M ^d   Lems, W F ^d,e   Allaart, C F ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Admiraal de Ruyter Ziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

^c HagaZiekenhuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^d Jan Van Breemen Research Institute/Reade   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLIXIMAB; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EROSIVE JOINT DAMAGE; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; JOINT INJURY; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; JOINT SPACE NARROWING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; WRIST INJURY;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT JOINTS; HAND JOINTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84877632349     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-201191     Document Type: Article

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