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How age and sex affect the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein in early rheumatoid arthritis

BACKGROUND: The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are two commonly used measures of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). As current RA treatment guidelines strongly emphasize early and aggressive treatment aiming at fast remission, optimal measurement of inflamm...

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Autores principales: Siemons, Liseth, ten Klooster, Peter M, Vonkeman, Harald E, van Riel, Piet LCM, Glas, Cees AW, van de Laar, Mart AFJ
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4228188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25373740
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-368