A. Kruize

Structure and property evaluation of a vacuum plasma sprayed nanostructured tungsten–hafnium carbide bulk composite (2008)

Rea, K.E., Viswanathan, V., Kruize, A., O’Dell, S., McKechnie, T., ...

Vacuum plasma spray (VPS) forming of tungsten-based metal matrix nanocomposites (MMCs) has shown to be a cost effective and time saving method for the formation of bulk monolithic nanostructured...

High dose cyclophosphamide followed by autologous stem cell transplantation for the treatment of intractable rheumatoid arthritis (RA): a 2-year clinical and immunological follow-up (2002)

Verburg, RJ, Sont, JK, Kruize, A, Breedveld, FC, Van Laar, JM

No abstract available.

Aggressive treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis: a randomised controlled trial

Jacobs, J, Van Der Veen, M J, Blaauw, A, Kruize, A, Hofman, D, ...

OBJECTIVES—To compare three therapeutic strategies using slow acting antirheumatic drugs (SAARDs) in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), for their disease modifying properties, toxicity, and lag time...

Determinants of direct costs in Dutch rheumatoid arthritis patients

Verstappen, S, Verkleij, H, Bijlsma, J, Buskens, E, Kruize, A, Heurkens, A, ...

Objectives: To estimate annual direct costs in four distinct disease duration groups (0 to ⩽2, 2 to ⩽6, 6 to ⩽10, and >10 years) of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), to determine...

Long term course of tear gland function in patients with keratoconjunctivitis sicca and Sjögren's syndrome

Kruize, A, Van Bijsterveld, O P, Hene, R, Feltkamp, T, Kater, L, ...

AIMS—To assess the course of tear gland function of patients with keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) associated with primary (KCS-PSS) or secondary Sjögren's syndrome (KCS-SSS), and of patients with...

Serum cytokine levels related to multiple dimensions of fatigue in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome

Hartkamp, A, Geenen, R, Bijl, M, Kruize, A, Godaert, G, Derksen, R

Methods: Sixty female patients with pSS filled out a questionnaire to assess multiple dimensions of fatigue. Scores were compared with values in a population based control group (n = 139). Levels of...

Sjögren's syndrome in patients with chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy

Van Dijk, G W, Notermans, N, Kater, L, Kruize, A, Linssen, W, Wokke, J

OBJECTIVE—To assess the presence of symptoms and signs of Sjögren's syndrome in patients with otherwise idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy and to develop guidelines for the diagnostic approach with...

Sjögren's syndrome in patients with chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy

DENISLIC, M., MEH, D., VAN DIJK, G W, NOTERMANS, N, WOKKE, J, KATER, L, ...

Salivary gland and peripheral blood T helper 1 and 2 cell activity in Sjögren's syndrome compared with non-Sjögren's sicca syndrome

Van Woerkom, J M, Kruize, A, Knol, E, Bihari, I, Jacobs, J, ...

Objectives: To investigate whether differences in T helper (Th) 1 and Th2 cell activity in salivary glands ("local") or ("peripheral") blood can discriminate between Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and...