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Prognostic markers of radiographic progression in early rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jan 2004
Goronzy Jörg J, Matteson Eric L, Fulbright James W, Warrington Kenneth J, Chang-Miller April, Hunder Gene G, Mason Thomas G, Nelson Audrey M, Valente Robert M, Crowson Cynthia S, Erlich Henry A, Reynolds Rebecca L, Swee Ronald G, O'Fallon W Michael, Weyand Cornelia M
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OBJECTIVE: To identify prognostic markers that are predictive of progressive erosive disease in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: The study involved an inception cohort of 111 consecutive patients with RA and a disease duration of <1 year. Patients were treated according to an algorithm designed to avoid overtreatment of mild disease and to accelerate treatment in patients who had continuous...
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