Long-term sustained remission in a cohort study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Choice of remission criteria

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Svensson, Björn ^a   Andersson, Maria L E ^b   Bala, Sidona Valentina ^c   Forslind, Kristina ^a,c   Hafström, Ingiäld ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Spenshult Hospital   (Sweden)

^c Section of Rheumatology   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; GLUCOCORTICOID; METHOTREXATE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DAS28; DISABILITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RURAL POPULATION; SIMPLIFIED DISEASE ACTIVITY INDEX; SWEDEN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84885397855     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003554     Document Type: Article

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