Paediatric rheumatology: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis - Are biologic agents effective for pain?

Nature Reviews Rheumatology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 447-448

  Consolaro, Alessandro ^a   Ravelli, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITOR;

DISEASE ACTIVITY; FIBROMYALGIA; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; JOINT DESTRUCTION; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84881142138     PISSN: 17594790     EISSN: 17594804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrrheum.2013.108     Document Type: Review

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