Pulsed methylprednisolone therapy in rheumatoid arthritis.
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Combination therapy with pulsed methylprednisolone in rheumatoid arthritis.
Pulsed methylprednisolone (PMP) has been shown to produce clinical improvement and reduction in the ESR and acute phase protein concentrations in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis and has been advocated for use either as an alternative to slow-acting antirheumatoid drugs (SAARDs) or in conjunction with SAARDs to accelerate the response to treatment. To test these potential roles for PMP...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.50.1.66-a