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| Rheumatoid arthritis : from policy to action | | Author(s) | Jennifer Taylor |
| Journal title | HSJ Supplement, 10 December 2009, 2009 |
| Pages | 10 pp |
| Source | http://www.hsj.co.uk |
| Keywords | Arthritis ; Rheumatism ; Medical care ; Drugs. |
| Annotation | Time is of the essence in treating rheumatoid arthritis. If not detected and treated early, it can lead to avoidable disability and death. 2009 has been a significant year for rheumatoid arthritis awareness. Numerous reports have exposed the quality of services and treatments for patients with the disease. Future years will see a continued effort towards improving services and treatments, especially the development of biologic drugs, but these are expensive and current NICE guidelines are not encouraging their use. The four articles in this supplement call for greater support to treat and manage rheumatoid arthritis. The development and distribution of this supplement was sponsored, and checked for factual accuracy, by Roche Products Ltd and Chugai Pharma UK Ltd. These companies also made payment to the authors of these articles via HSJ. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-091216206 P |
| Classmark | CLA: CLR: LK: LLD |
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