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Radiological outcome after four years of early versus delayed treatment strategy in patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Mar 2004
van Aken J, Lard L R, le Cessie S, Hazes J M W, Breedveld F C, Huizinga T W J
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of different treatment strategies (early versus delayed) on the radiological progression of joint damage during 4 years. Additionally, to determine the effect of treatment strategy on the association of HLA class II alleles and joint damage. METHODS: Progression of radiographic damage and association of radiographic damage and genetic predisposition were compared in two cohorts,...
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