McGuire J L, Ridgway W M
Stanford University School of Medicine.
Hosp Pract (Off Ed). 1993 Sep 15;28(9):45-52.
Recent data indicate that rheumatoid arthritis is more often systemic, progressive, and disabling than benign, and that it reduces life expectancy. The new evidence argues for a dramatic alteration in pharmacologic management. If several months of rest, exercise, and anti-inflammatory therapy are ineffectual, aggressive treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic and immunosuppressive agents may be in order.
