Appropriate and effective management of RA

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Ann Rheum Dis. 2004 Jun;63(6):627-33.

Appropriate and effective management of rheumatoid arthritis.

Breedveld FC, Kalden JR.

Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2300 RC

Leiden, The Netherlands. F.C.Breedveld@...

Early referral (at <3 months) and early DMARD treatment enable the

course of RA to be changed. Once the disease has become aggressive it is

much harder to treat and improvements will not be as great as they would

have been with earlier treatment. The latest strategies and treatments

enable remission to be achieved in many more patients than formerly.

PMID: 15140767

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