Measuring the efficacy and effectiveness of rheumatoid arthritis therapy: time to change our thinking and adopt a new model.

نویسندگان

  • Frederick Wolfe
  • Liron Caplan
  • Kaleb Michaud
چکیده

Therapeutic Strategies in RA Over a 40-Year Period H.M. Kremers, P. Nicola, C.S. Crowson, W.M. O’Fallon, S.E. Gabriel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2366 Folate, Homocysteine, and Cobalamin Status in Patients with RA Treated with MTX, and the Effect of Low Dose Folic Acid Supplement N. Hornung, T. Ellingsen, K. Stengaard-Pedersen, J.H. Poulsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2374

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of rheumatology

دوره 31 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004