Flares in rheumatoid arthritis: Frequency and management. A report from the BRASS registry

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 227-234

  Bykerk, Vivian P ^a   Shadick, Nancy ^b   Frits, Michelle ^b   Bingham III, Clifton O ^c   Jeffery, Iain ^d   Iannaccone, Christine ^b   Weinblatt, Michael ^b   Solomon, Daniel H ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TOURO COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease management; Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs; Flares; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE-MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUGS; FLARES; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893520225     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.121521     Document Type: Article

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