The association of body mass index with disease activity and clinical response to combination therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 509-514

  Mirpourian, Maryam ^a   Salesi, Mansour ^a   Abdolahi, Hadi ^a   Farajzadegan, Ziba ^b   Karimzadeh, Hadi ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Adiposity; Hydroxychloroquine; Methotrexate; Obesity; Rheumatoid arthritis; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DAS28; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HIP CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 84904619799     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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