Hand bone densitometry: a more sensitive standard for the assessment of early bone damage in rheumatoid arthritis

OBJECTIVE: To examine the role of hand dual‐energy x ray absorptiometry (DEXA) compared with radiography in the assessment of bone involvement in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have active disease. METHODS: The study population (n = 79) had RA of <12 months' duration and w...

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Main Authors: Haugeberg, Glenn, Green, Michael J, Conaghan, Philip G, Quinn, Mark, Wakefield, Richard, Proudman, Susanna M, Stewart, Sheena, Hensor, Elizabeth, Emery, Paul
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Group 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2111631/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17491097
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.2006.067652
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