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Review
. 2012 May;38(2):311-25.
doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2012.05.003.

Initial management of rheumatoid arthritis

Anna Gramling  1 , James R O'Dell
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Review

Initial management of rheumatoid arthritis

Anna Gramling et al. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2012 May.

Abstract

The prognosis for the patient with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has dramatically changed over the last two decades. If a patient is diagnosed and treated early by a rheumatologist with the goal of remission or low disease activity, half of patients can expect to achieve remission while taking their disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. This article discusses the initial therapy in early RA and reviews the studies and trials available in the literature.

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