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ArticleClinical medicine (London, England)2020

Update on the diagnosis and management of early rheumatoid arthritis.

Peter C Taylor

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Article in Clinical medicine (London, England), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Peter C TaylorNorman Collisson professor of musculoskeletal sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK peter.taylor@kennedy.ox.ac.uk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The clinical spectrum of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) presentation is heterogeneous, with wide variation in age of onset, degree of joint involvement and severity. Delayed rheumatological referral is associated with less favourable long-term outcomes. Multidisciplinary teamwork is key to the success of a holistic approach to patient care and addressing issues that are important to the person. Pharmacological treatment of early RA aims to optimally suppress the inflammatory component of the disease with an ideal treatment target of remission. The overarching aim of management of early RA is to achieve a quality of life that permits the individual to pursue normal work, domestic and social activity.

Indexed as

Antirheumatic AgentsArthritis, RheumatoidHumansMethotrexateQuality of LifeAntirheumatic AgentsMethotrexateclinical assessmentdisease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugsmethotrexateRheumatoid arthritistreat-to-target

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PMID33199320
PMCPMC7687323

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