The epidemiology of ankylosing spondylitis and the commencement of anti-TNF therapy in daily rheumatology practice.
peer reviewed ; OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in rheumatology practice at the beginning of the anti-TNF (tumour necrosis factor) era, and to evaluate the initiation of anti-TNF therapy in a clinical setting where prescription is regulated by the authority's imposed reimbursement criteria. METHODS: Between February 2004 and February 2005, all Belgian rheumatologists in academic and non-academic outpatient settings were invited to register all AS patients who visited their practice. A random sample of these patients was further examined... Mehr ...
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Vander Cruyssen, Bert
RIBBENS, Clio
Boonen, Annelies
Mielants, Herman
de Vlam, Kurt
Lenaerts, Jan
Steinfeld, Serge
Van den Bosch, Filip
Dewulf, Lode
Vastesaeger, Nathan |
Dokumenttyp: |
journal article |
Erscheinungsdatum: |
2007 |
Verlag/Hrsg.: |
BMJ
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Schlagwörter: |
Antibodies
/ Monoclonal
/ Antirheumatic Agents
/ Immunoglobulin G
/ Receptors
/ Tumor Necrosis Factor
/ Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
/ Infliximab
/ Etanercept
/ Adult
/ Monoclonal/economics
/ Monoclonal/therapeutic use
/ Antirheumatic Agents/economics
/ Antirheumatic Agents/therapeutic use
/ Belgium/epidemiology
/ Cohort Studies
/ Drug Costs
/ Female
/ Guideline Adherence
/ Humans
/ Immunoglobulin G/economics
/ Immunoglobulin G/therapeutic use
/ Logistic Models
/ Male
/ Middle Aged
/ Tumor Necrosis Factor/therapeutic use
/ Registries
/ Severity of Illness Index
/ Spondylitis
/ Ankylosing/drug therapy
/ Ankylosing/epidemiology
/ Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/antagonists & inhibitors
/ Practice Patterns
/ Physicians'
/ Rheumatology
/ Immunology and Allergy
/ Immunology
/ Biochemistry
/ Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)
/ General Biochemistry
/ Genetics and Molecular Biology
/ Human health sciences
/ Sciences de la santé humaine
/ Rhumatologie |
Sprache: |
Englisch |
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https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/290106 |