The golden age of rheumatoid arthritis treatment
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Keywords
Rheumatoid arthritis, methotrexate, Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
Abstract
Today, we enjoy the golden age of rheumatology. In the 1970s, the paradigm for treating rheumatoid arthritis consisted in a pyramid. In the decade of the 1980s, and shortly after began a revolution in the understanding and treatment of rheumatic diseases. Methotrexate and tumor necrosis factor-blockers came on the scene.
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