Editorial: Prevention of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Now Is the Time, but How to Proceed?

Arthritis and Rheumatology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 873-877

  Deane, Kevin D ^a   Striebich, Christopher C ^a   Holers, V Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYCLIC CITRULLINATED PEPTIDE ANTIBODY; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; LIPID; METHOTREXATE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ARTHRALGIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LOW RISK PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SMOKING CESSATION; TERTIARY PREVENTION;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE;

EID: 85017543997     PISSN: 23265191     EISSN: 23265205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.40061     Document Type: Editorial

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