Treat-to-target in rheumatoid arthritis: clinical and pharmacoeconomic considerations. Introduction.

نویسندگان

  • Giuseppe Turchetti
  • Josef S Smolen
  • Arthur Kavanaugh
  • Jurgen Braun
  • Ted Pincus
  • Stefano Bombardieri
چکیده

The 12 previous volumes in this series are: 1999 – Combination DMARD therapy in rheumatoid arthritis 2000 – Bone mass in the rheumatic diseases 2001 – Controversies in COX-2 inhibitor therapy 2002 – Innovative therapies for spondyloarthritides 2003 – Early arthritis 2004 – Benefit/risk of new drugs for rheumatoid arthritis 2005 – Quantitative clinical assessment of rheumatic diseases 2006 – Remission in rheumatic diseases 2007 – Quality of care in rheumatology: opportunities and challenges 2008 – Mortality in rheumatic diseases 2009 – Rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis: similarities and differences 2010 – Methotrexate in rheumatic diseases 2011 – Low-dose glucocorticoids in rheumatic diseases

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Clinical and experimental rheumatology

دوره 30 4 Suppl 73  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012